How to Install gfortran-4.9 software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install gfortran-4.9 software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

gfortran-4.9 software package provides GNU Fortran compiler, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gfortran-4.9 

gfortran-4.9 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the gfortran-4.9 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gfortran-4.9 *

You will get with gfortran-4.9 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

gfortran-4.9 package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Development
Package gfortran-4.9
Version 4.9.3-13ubuntu2
Description GNU Fortran compiler
Sub Section Devel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove gfortran-4.9 software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?