How To Install gprolog on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gprolog on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gprolog
gprolog is:
GNU Prolog is a free Prolog compiler with constraint solving over finite domains (FD). GNU Prolog is largely compliant with the ISO standard and is part of the Prolog Commons initiative.
This package contains the compiler and runtime system for the ISO standard version of GNU Prolog, including the prototype modules implementation.
There are three methods to install gprolog on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gprolog Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gprolog using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gprolog
Install gprolog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gprolog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gprolog
Install gprolog 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 gprolog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gprolog
How To Uninstall gprolog on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gprolog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gprolog
Uninstall gprolog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gprolog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gprolog
Remove gprolog Configurations and Data
To remove gprolog configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gprolog
Remove gprolog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gprolog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gprolog
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gprolog package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.