How To Install icont on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install icont on Debian 12.
What is icont
icont 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 translator, which converts Icon source code
into ucode that can then be executed with the help of the iconx program.
There are three methods to install icont on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install icont Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install icont using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install icont
Install icont Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install icont using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install icont
Install icont 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install icont using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install icont
How To Uninstall icont on Debian 12
To uninstall only the icont package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove icont
Uninstall icont And Its Dependencies
To uninstall icont and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove icont
Remove icont Configurations and Data
To remove icont configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge icont
Remove icont configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove icont configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge icont
Dependencies
icont have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install icont package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.