How to Install and Uninstall gfortran Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "gfortran" package

This is a short guide on how to install gfortran on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gfortran
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gfortran" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall gfortran on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gfortran
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gfortran package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: gfortran
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4:7.4.0-1ubuntu2.3
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: gcc-defaults (1.176ubuntu2.3)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 15
Provides: fortran-compiler, gfortran-mod-14
Depends: cpp (>= 4:7.4.0-1ubuntu2.3), gcc (>= 4:7.4.0-1ubuntu2.3), gfortran-7 (>= 7.4.0-1~)
Suggests: gfortran-multilib, gfortran-doc
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-defaults/gfortran_7.4.0-1ubuntu2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 1356
MD5sum: 733c65c3ad3d0949d7af378e0db6fdb6
SHA1: 8a9ab1455ae24b25d96c0222ca2aa2a5faf8f715
SHA256: 376fc704de5358e61c933f94cd45dd4f39cd044af8ffce04e8cb9acbe9f5fc17
SHA512: 66765f17e9ffee1cc2415f113b26f092deac3745b7024a225cb4fc48ec19b0174f06da5660d6b229fd0f6c668eaa13f29f32b335263b611bd6883d277803e985
Description: GNU Fortran 95 compiler
Description-md5: 19814cb032299ba2188b0196ece62ba3
Supported: 5y

Package: gfortran
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: gcc-defaults (1.176ubuntu2)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 15
Provides: fortran-compiler, gfortran-mod-14
Depends: cpp (>= 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2), gcc (>= 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2), gfortran-7 (>= 7.3.0-12~)
Suggests: gfortran-multilib, gfortran-doc
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-defaults/gfortran_7.3.0-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 1352
MD5sum: 4fd7b4596254240e2115940aa58f324c
SHA1: 3594396e76e27697618701631c2829b54b5a2257
SHA256: 20641344b3e2955ff3c6087495c06c8be772a1c288713144b6def4a976d578ce
Description: GNU Fortran 95 compiler
Description-md5: 19814cb032299ba2188b0196ece62ba3
Supported: 5y