How To Install regina-rexx on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install regina-rexx on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is regina-rexx
regina-rexx is:
Regina is an ANSI compliant REXX interpreter for multiple platforms.
REXX is a procedural language that allows programs and algorithms to be written in a clear and structured way, it is also designed to be used as a macro language by arbitrary application programs.
Contains the Regina REXX interpreter (regina and rexx), external queue support (rxstack and rxqueue) and example programs.
There are three methods to install regina-rexx 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 regina-rexx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install regina-rexx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install regina-rexx
Install regina-rexx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install regina-rexx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install regina-rexx
Install regina-rexx 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 regina-rexx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install regina-rexx
How To Uninstall regina-rexx on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the regina-rexx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove regina-rexx
Uninstall regina-rexx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall regina-rexx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove regina-rexx
Remove regina-rexx Configurations and Data
To remove regina-rexx configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge regina-rexx
Remove regina-rexx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove regina-rexx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge regina-rexx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install regina-rexx package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
