How To Install pike7.8-core on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike7.8-core on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pike7.8-core
pike7.8-core is:
Pike is an interpreted, object-oriented, dynamic programming language with a syntax similar to C. It includes many powerful data types and a module system that, for instance, provides image manipulation together, with support for graphics formats like SVG, JPG, PNG, GIF, XCF and many others, database connectivity, advanced cryptography, XML/HTML parsers and others. To learn more about pike, please visit http://pike.lysator.liu.se/ Note that some of the Pike features are found in other pike7.8-* packages (image processing, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SANE and more).
There are three methods to install pike7.8-core 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 pike7.8-core Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pike7.8-core using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pike7.8-core
Install pike7.8-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pike7.8-core using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pike7.8-core
Install pike7.8-core 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 pike7.8-core using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pike7.8-core
How To Uninstall pike7.8-core on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pike7.8-core package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pike7.8-core
Uninstall pike7.8-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pike7.8-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pike7.8-core
Remove pike7.8-core Configurations and Data
To remove pike7.8-core configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pike7.8-core
Remove pike7.8-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pike7.8-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pike7.8-core
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike7.8-core package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
