How To Install g-wrap on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install g-wrap on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is g-wrap
g-wrap is:
G-Wrap is a tool (and Guile library) for generating function wrappers for inter-language calls. It currently only supports generating Guile wrappers for C functions.
G-Wrap takes a set of interface declarations (written in Scheme) and wraps the described interface for Guile.
There are three methods to install g-wrap 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 g-wrap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install g-wrap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install g-wrap
Install g-wrap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install g-wrap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install g-wrap
Install g-wrap 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 g-wrap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install g-wrap
How To Uninstall g-wrap on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the g-wrap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove g-wrap
Uninstall g-wrap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall g-wrap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove g-wrap
Remove g-wrap Configurations and Data
To remove g-wrap configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge g-wrap
Remove g-wrap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove g-wrap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge g-wrap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install g-wrap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
