How To Install spim on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install spim on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is spim
spim is:
Emulates a MIPS R2000/R3000 processor in software. Useful for students who are taught MIPS R2000/R3000 assembly.
SPIM S20 is a software simulator that runs assembly language programs for the MIPS R2000/R3000 RISC computers. SPIM can read and immediately run files containing assembly language statements. SPIM is a self-contained system for running these programs and contains a debugger and interface to the operating system.
There are three methods to install spim 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 spim Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install spim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install spim
Install spim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install spim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install spim
Install spim 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 spim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install spim
How To Uninstall spim on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the spim package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove spim
Uninstall spim And Its Dependencies
To uninstall spim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove spim
Remove spim Configurations and Data
To remove spim configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge spim
Remove spim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove spim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spim
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install spim package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
