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How to Install Code::Blocks 20.03 in Ubuntu 18.04, 19.10

Last updated: March 25, 2020

Code Blocks IDE

Code::Blocks, open-source C, C++, and Fortran IDE, released version 20.03 a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10, and derivatives.

Code::Blocks 20.03 was available for a few days, though it’s not officially announced in its website. The Code::Blocks Developers Team PPA has made the packages for all current Ubuntu releases.

To install the new IDE version, open terminal either by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard or by searching for ‘terminal’ from application menu. When it opens, do following steps one by one.

1.) Run command to add the PPA repository:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:codeblocks-devs/release

Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.

2.) If an old version was installed on your system, upgrade it via Software Updater:

or run commands one by one in terminal to install the IDE:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install codeblocks codeblocks-contrib

Once installed, launch it from your system application menu and enjoy!

Uninstall Code::Blocks

To remove the PPA repository, either go to Software & Updates -> Other Software, or run command in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:codeblocks-devs/release

And remove Code::Blocks if you want via command:

sudo apt remove --autoremove codeblocks codeblocks-contrib
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    15 responses to How to Install Code::Blocks 20.03 in Ubuntu 18.04, 19.10

    1. Hendra Setiyawan March 30, 2020 at 6:30 am

      thank you

    2. Mayssa Mathlouthi April 23, 2020 at 12:03 pm

      thank you

    3. Bonny Davis May 3, 2020 at 7:02 pm

      Thank you

    4. Wayne Beckett May 16, 2020 at 12:39 pm

      Useful, thanks

    5. Ivan May 28, 2020 at 3:47 pm

      Clear and easy. thank you

    6. kakhaber June 4, 2020 at 4:04 pm

      Thank you

    7. luis June 6, 2020 at 8:30 pm

      help
      i cant neither install nor unistall codeblocks
      sudo apt remove –autoremove codeblocks codeblocks-contrib
      Reading package lists… Done
      Building dependency tree
      Reading state information… Done
      You might want to run ‘apt –fix-broken install’ to correct these.
      The following packages have unmet dependencies:
      codeblocks-dev : Depends: libcodeblocks0 (= 20.03) but 20.03-3 is to be installed
      E: Unmet dependencies. Try ‘apt –fix-broken install’ with no packages (or specify a solution).

      • Ji m June 7, 2020 at 7:52 am

        While Ubuntu 20.04 main repository contains v20.03-3 and the PPA contains v20.03-1~ubuntu1x.xx, there’s no package version v20.03. Did you add another source for code::blocks, or which Linux distro are you running?

        Try the command as it suggested:

        sudo apt –fix-broken install

    8. Ozgur June 20, 2020 at 11:11 pm

      Thank you :)

    9. un1337joe July 7, 2020 at 6:49 pm

      ??? that installs v.16.01 for me, not v20.x

    10. Ralph August 9, 2020 at 3:22 pm

      Doesn’t work for Ubuntu 20.04 focal. No packages available.

      • Ji m August 10, 2020 at 5:20 am

        Version 20.03 is available in main repository of Ubuntu 20.04, simply run commands in step 2 should work.

    11. Phish September 8, 2020 at 6:31 am

      I’ve done this twice. Still not getting an updated 20.03 version but instead version 16.01

    12. Defri Indra Mahardika September 8, 2020 at 11:10 am

      hello, i am getting error when try to compile program,

      g++ -c /home/nightsec/Documents/Kuliah/KP/praktikum_1/main.cpp -o /home/nightsec/Documents/Kuliah/KP/praktikum_1/main.o
      g++ -o /home/nightsec/Documents/Kuliah/KP/praktikum_1/main /home/nightsec/Documents/Kuliah/KP/praktikum_1/main.o -lbgi-lgdi32-lcomdlg32-luuid-loleaut32-lole32 /usr/lib/graph/libbgi.a
      g++: error: /usr/lib/graph/libbgi.a: No such file or directory

      any suggestion to fix it ??