How To Install simple on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple on Ubuntu 18.04. simple is minimalist web framework for the WAI server interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is simple

simple is:

Simple is a “framework-less” web framework for Haskell web applications based on the WAI server interface (f.ex. for use with the warp server). Simple does not enforce a particular structure or paradigm for web applications. Rather, Simple contains tools to help you create your own patterns (or re-create existing ones). Simple is minimalist, providing a lightweight base - the most basic Simple app is little more than a WAI ‘Application’ with some routing logic. Everything else (f.ex. authentication, controllers, persistence, caching, etc.) is provided in composable units, so you can include only the ones you need in your app, and easily replace them with your own components.

There are three methods to install simple 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 simple Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install simple using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install simple

Install simple Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install simple using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install simple

Install simple 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 simple using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install simple

How To Uninstall simple on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the simple package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove simple

Uninstall simple And Its Dependencies

To uninstall simple and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove simple

Remove simple Configurations and Data

To remove simple configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge simple

Remove simple configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove simple configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simple

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.