How To Install yap on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yap on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is yap
yap is:
High-performance Prolog compiler developed at LIACC/Universidade do Porto and at COPPE Sistemas/UFRJ. The YAP Prolog engine is based in the Warren Abstract Machine, with several optimizations for better performance. YAP follows the Edinburgh tradition, and is largely compatible with the ISO-Prolog standard and with Quintus and SICStus Prolog.
YAP features a constraint solver over real numbers, and support for constraint handling rules (CHR).
There are three methods to install yap on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install yap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yap
Install yap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yap
Install yap 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 yap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yap
How To Uninstall yap on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the yap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yap
Uninstall yap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yap
Remove yap Configurations and Data
To remove yap configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yap
Remove yap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.