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Quick installation of gfortran:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: gfortran
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install gfortran
Package Details | |
| Package: | gfortran |
| Version: | 4:4.6.3-1ubuntu5 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | GNU Fortran 95 compiler This is the GNU Fortran 95 compiler, which compiles Fortran 95 on platforms supported by the gcc compiler. It uses the gcc backend to generate optimized code. . This is a dependency package providing the default GNU Fortran 95 compiler. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | devel |
How to install gfortran on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If gfortran is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gfortran' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L gfortran Package `gfortran' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing gfortran:
After system update use the following command to install gfortran:
sudo apt-get install gfortran
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove gfortran from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gfortran from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the gfortran following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove gfortran
Following command is used to remove the gfortran package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gfortran
This will remove gfortran and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing gfortran with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge gfortran
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gfortran
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with gfortran package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
