How To Install curry-tools-source on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install curry-tools-source on Ubuntu 22.04. curry-tools-source is Tools that are used by different Curry systems, like PAKCS or KiCS2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install curry-tools-source on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is curry-tools-source

curry-tools-source is:

PAKCS and KICS2 are two different implementations of the programming language Curry. Curry is a functional programming language being developed at Kiel, Aachen and Portland University.

Whereas PAKCS is a Curry to Prolog compiler, KICS2 compiles Curry code into Haskell. Both compilers require two source code trees at compiler build time: curry-tools-source and curry-tools-source.

This package provides the source files of the curry-tools.

There are three methods to install curry-tools-source 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 curry-tools-source Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install curry-tools-source

Install curry-tools-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install curry-tools-source using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install curry-tools-source

Install curry-tools-source 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 curry-tools-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install curry-tools-source

How To Uninstall curry-tools-source on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the curry-tools-source package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove curry-tools-source

Uninstall curry-tools-source And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove curry-tools-source

Remove curry-tools-source Configurations and Data

To remove curry-tools-source configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge curry-tools-source

Remove curry-tools-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove curry-tools-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge curry-tools-source

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Summary

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