How To Install icon-ipl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install icon-ipl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is icon-ipl
icon-ipl is:
Ideal for both complex nonnumerical applications and for situations where users need quick solutions with a minimum of programming effort, Icon is a high-level, general purpose programming language with a syntax similar to Pascal and C. Its applications include: rapid prototyping, analyzing natural languages, generating computer programs, and artificial intelligence. (From the back cover of the book “The Icon Programming Language,” by Griswold and Griswold.)
This package contains the Icon program library, a library of Icon procedures and programs contributed by Icon users.
There are three methods to install icon-ipl 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 icon-ipl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install icon-ipl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install icon-ipl
Install icon-ipl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install icon-ipl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install icon-ipl
Install icon-ipl 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 icon-ipl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install icon-ipl
How To Uninstall icon-ipl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the icon-ipl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove icon-ipl
Uninstall icon-ipl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall icon-ipl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove icon-ipl
Remove icon-ipl Configurations and Data
To remove icon-ipl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge icon-ipl
Remove icon-ipl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove icon-ipl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge icon-ipl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install icon-ipl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
