How To Install iconx on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iconx on Debian 10.
What is iconx
iconx 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 executor, iconx, which is needed to execute interpreted Icon programs. If you are starting from Icon source code (as opposed to precompiled `ucode’ files), you will also need the icont package, which converts your Icon source into a program that iconx can execute.
There are three methods to install iconx on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install iconx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install iconx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iconx
Install iconx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install iconx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iconx
Install iconx 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 iconx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iconx
How To Uninstall iconx on Debian 10
To uninstall only the iconx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iconx
Uninstall iconx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iconx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iconx
Remove iconx Configurations and Data
To remove iconx configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iconx
Remove iconx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iconx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iconx
Dependencies
iconx have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iconx package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.