How to Install and Uninstall gcc-msp430 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "gcc-msp430" package

This is a short guide on how to install gcc-msp430 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install gcc-msp430

2. Uninstall "gcc-msp430" package

Learn how to uninstall gcc-msp430 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove gcc-msp430 $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the gcc-msp430 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gcc-msp430
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 35559
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Luca Bruno
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.6.3~mspgcc-20120406-7ubuntu3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgmp10 (>= 2:5.0.1+dfsg-7), libmpc3, libmpfr4 (>= 3.1.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), msp430mcu, binutils-msp430 (>= 2.21~)
Recommends: msp430-libc
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-msp430/gcc-msp430_4.6.3~mspgcc-20120406-7ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 7986726
MD5sum: 50e3be7b9fc9f9317bd661e7b9860255
SHA1: fb038b92a382ec217c8099168512dd4591ad7fb1
SHA256: 735d0acc389d71fc4bc827b22d252d6043202dd67b622337abc804e4a3c3b04d
Description-en: GNU C compiler (cross compiler for MSP430)
This is the GNU C compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C
for TI's MSP430 architecture. This package is primarily for MSP430
developers and cross-compilers and is not needed by normal users.
.
BEWARE: due to a bug in the memory layout reference of FRAM-based chips,
this package DOES NOT WORK with MSP430FR5xxx chips (eg. FraunchPad devkit).
DO NOT use gcc-msp430 on that chip series, as you will lose access to
JTAG and BSL, and permanently BRICK your chip!
Description-md5: 33d7cd36e9449f7e475b88b344e10c36
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu