How to Install and Uninstall gdc-8 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "gdc-8" package

This tutorial shows how to install gdc-8 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install gdc-8

2. Uninstall "gdc-8" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall gdc-8 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):

$ sudo apt remove gdc-8 $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the gdc-8 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: gdc-8
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.4.0-4ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: gcc-8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 27598
Provides: d-compiler, d-v2-compiler, gdc
Depends: gcc-8-base (>= 8), g++-8 (>= 8), libgphobos-8-dev (>= 8), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgmp10 (>= 2:5.0.1~), libisl22 (>= 0.15), libmpc3, libmpfr6 (>= 3.1.3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Replaces: gdc (<< 4.4.6-5)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-8/gdc-8_8.4.0-4ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 9448016
MD5sum: fd3f61a2ebbb601009a0ad5d5f0b2773
SHA1: 896508f89f2ec8aaddc5894cc7bcd4a0d0a57a8c
SHA256: 055064226a5a7d0a445d6699d4dc8acb786a2737cca0fee66cff9754839f8913
SHA512: 61ba763229a01c2a0e567f2d43492e9c08056a5eebb84b697bc81e264991ff7e88cb0697246343fb6e4424adef446b5a8a6a30fa42fb5640ec374ebdd4c63e79
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Description-en: GNU D compiler (version 2)
This is the GNU D compiler, which compiles D on platforms supported by gcc.
It uses the gcc backend to generate optimised code.
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This compiler supports D language version 2.
Description-md5: 864a87c3c14c54bac8e1eca97a6eb9a7