How To Install scons on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scons on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is scons
scons is:
SCons is a make replacement providing a range of enhanced features such as automated dependency generation and built in compilation cache support. SCons rule sets are Python scripts so as well as the features it provides itself SCons allows you to use the full power of Python to control compilation.
There are three methods to install scons 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 scons Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scons using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scons
Install scons Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scons using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scons
Install scons 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 scons using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scons
How To Uninstall scons on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the scons package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scons
Uninstall scons And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scons and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scons
Remove scons Configurations and Data
To remove scons configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scons
Remove scons configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scons configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scons
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scons package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
