How To Install gvrng on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvrng on Debian 9.
What is gvrng
gvrng is:
Guido van Robot Next Generation (GvRng) is a project developed by advanced high school students for use by their peers as a learning tool and precursor to the further study of programming with Python. It is a minimalistic programming language providing just enough syntax to help students learn the concepts of sequencing, conditional branching, looping and procedural abstraction.
It’s biggest strength is that it permits this learning in an environment that combines the thrill of problem-solving with instant visual feedback. In short, it is an interactive, introductory programming language that is excellent for learning the basic concepts of programming, applicable in any high-level language.
The GvRng version replaces the old GvR program that used wxPython for the GUI.
There are three methods to install gvrng on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gvrng Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gvrng using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gvrng
Install gvrng Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gvrng using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gvrng
Install gvrng Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gvrng using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gvrng
How To Uninstall gvrng on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gvrng package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gvrng
Uninstall gvrng And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gvrng and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gvrng
Remove gvrng Configurations and Data
To remove gvrng configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gvrng
Remove gvrng configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gvrng configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gvrng
Dependencies
gvrng have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvrng package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
