How To Install spark on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install spark on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is spark
spark is:
SPARK is a formally-defined computer programming language based on the Ada programming language, intended to be secure and to support the development of high integrity software used in applications and systems where predictable and highly reliable operation is essential either for reasons of safety or for business integrity.
This package contains the tools necessary for checking if programs adhere to the SPARK rules and the tools to show freedom of runtime exceptions in those programs. To compile SPARK programs use any standards-compliant Ada compiler, such as GNAT.
There are three methods to install spark 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 spark Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install spark using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install spark
Install spark Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install spark using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install spark
Install spark 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 spark using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install spark
How To Uninstall spark on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the spark package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove spark
Uninstall spark And Its Dependencies
To uninstall spark and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove spark
Remove spark Configurations and Data
To remove spark configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge spark
Remove spark configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove spark configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spark
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install spark package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.