How To Install xabacus on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xabacus on Ubuntu 22.04. xabacus is simulation of the ancient calculator (plain X version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xabacus on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is xabacus

xabacus is:

This program is an implementation of the original abacus, it provides the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Roman and Russian version and can be modified to allow others.

This version was compiled without the Motif GUI widget library and thus shows limited user interface functionality. See xmabacus for the extended version.

There are three methods to install xabacus on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xabacus Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xabacus using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xabacus

Install xabacus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xabacus using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xabacus

Install xabacus 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install xabacus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xabacus

How To Uninstall xabacus on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the xabacus package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xabacus

Uninstall xabacus And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xabacus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xabacus

Remove xabacus Configurations and Data

To remove xabacus configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xabacus

Remove xabacus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xabacus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xabacus

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xabacus package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.