How To Install ensymble on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ensymble on Ubuntu 18.04. ensymble is developer utilities for Symbian OS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ensymble on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ensymble

ensymble is:

This is the Ensymble developer utilities for Symbian OS(TM), a collection of Python modules and command line programs for Symbian OS software development.

Current focus of Ensymble development is to provide useful tools for making “Python for S60” (also called PyS60) programs. Supported functions include generation of SIS (installation) packages, merging several SIS packages into one, (re-)signing existing SIS packages and modifying extension DLL headers. Support for other Symbian OS software development tasks will follow.

There are three methods to install ensymble 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 ensymble Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ensymble

Install ensymble Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ensymble

Install ensymble 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 ensymble using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ensymble

How To Uninstall ensymble on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ensymble

Uninstall ensymble And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ensymble and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ensymble

Remove ensymble Configurations and Data

To remove ensymble configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ensymble

Remove ensymble configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ensymble

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ensymble package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.