How To Install logisim on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install logisim on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is logisim
logisim is:
Logisim is an educational tool for designing and simulating digital logic circuits. With its simple toolbar interface and simulation of circuits as you build them, it is simple enough to facilitate learning the most basic concepts related to logic circuits. With the capacity to build larger circuits from smaller subcircuits, and to draw bundles of wires with a single mouse drag, Logisim can be used (and is used) to design and simulate entire CPUs for educational purposes.
There are three methods to install logisim 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 logisim Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install logisim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install logisim
Install logisim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install logisim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install logisim
Install logisim 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 logisim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install logisim
How To Uninstall logisim on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the logisim package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove logisim
Uninstall logisim And Its Dependencies
To uninstall logisim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove logisim
Remove logisim Configurations and Data
To remove logisim configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge logisim
Remove logisim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove logisim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge logisim
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install logisim package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.