How To Install pforth on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pforth on Debian 12.
What is pforth
pforth is:
PForth is a public domain, portable Forth interpreter.
PForth is written in ‘C’ and can be easily ported to new 32 and 64-bit platforms. It only needs character input and output functions to operate and, therefore, does not require an operating system. This makes it handy for bringing up and testing embedded systems.
PForth also works on desktops including Windows, Mac and Linux and supports command line history. This lets you develop hardware tests on a desktop before trying them on your embedded system. But pForth is not a rich and friendly desktop programming environment. There are no GUI tools for developing desktop applications. PForth is lean and mean and optimized for portability.
PForth has a tool for compiling code on a desktop, then exporting the dictionary in big or little endian format as ‘C’ source code. This lets you compile tests for an embedded system that does not have file I/O.
PForth is based on ANSI-Forth but is not 100% compatible.
Dcoumentation for PForth is available at http://www.softsynth.com/pforth/
There are three methods to install pforth on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pforth Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pforth using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pforth
Install pforth Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pforth using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pforth
Install pforth 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 pforth using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pforth
How To Uninstall pforth on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pforth package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pforth
Uninstall pforth And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pforth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pforth
Remove pforth Configurations and Data
To remove pforth configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pforth
Remove pforth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pforth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pforth
Dependencies
pforth have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pforth package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
