How To Install neko on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install neko on Debian 10.
What is neko
neko is:
Neko provides a common runtime for several different languages, including JavaScript and haXe.
The compiler converts a source file (.neko) into a bytecode file (.n) that can be executed with the Virtual Machine. You can use the compiler as standalone commandline executable separated from the virtual machine, or as a Neko library to perform compile-and-run for interactive languages.
Neko was written by Nicolas Cannasse.
There are three methods to install neko 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 neko Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install neko using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install neko
Install neko Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install neko using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install neko
Install neko 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 neko using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install neko
How To Uninstall neko on Debian 10
To uninstall only the neko package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove neko
Uninstall neko And Its Dependencies
To uninstall neko and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove neko
Remove neko Configurations and Data
To remove neko configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge neko
Remove neko configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove neko configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge neko
Dependencies
neko have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install neko package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.