How To Install rakudo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rakudo on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rakudo
rakudo is:
Rakudo Perl is a compiler that implements the Perl 6 specification and runs on top of several virtual machines. Debian rakudo package runs on top of MoarVM.
Perl 6 is a programming language, member of the Perl family. Like Perl 5, her world-famous big sister, Perl 6 intends to carry forward the high ideals of the Perl community and is currently being developed by a team of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers.
valgrind package installation is suggested to debug issues with perl6-valgrind-m program.
There are three methods to install rakudo 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 rakudo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rakudo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rakudo
Install rakudo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rakudo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rakudo
Install rakudo 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 rakudo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rakudo
How To Uninstall rakudo on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rakudo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rakudo
Uninstall rakudo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rakudo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rakudo
Remove rakudo Configurations and Data
To remove rakudo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rakudo
Remove rakudo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rakudo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rakudo
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rakudo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
