How To Install swi-prolog-java on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install swi-prolog-java on Debian 12.
What is swi-prolog-java
swi-prolog-java is:
SWI-Prolog is a fast and powerful ISO/Edinburgh-style Prolog compiler with a rich set of built-in predicates. It offers a fast, robust and small environment which enables substantial applications to be developed with it.
SWI-Prolog additionally offers:
- A powerful module system
- Garbage collection
- Unicode character set handling
- Unbounted integer and rational number arithmetic
- Multithreading support
- A powerful C/C++ interface
- GNU Readline interface
This library provides JPL, a bidirectional interface between SWI-Prolog and the Java runtime.
There are three methods to install swi-prolog-java on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install swi-prolog-java Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install swi-prolog-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install swi-prolog-java
Install swi-prolog-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install swi-prolog-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install swi-prolog-java
Install swi-prolog-java 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install swi-prolog-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install swi-prolog-java
How To Uninstall swi-prolog-java on Debian 12
To uninstall only the swi-prolog-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove swi-prolog-java
Uninstall swi-prolog-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall swi-prolog-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove swi-prolog-java
Remove swi-prolog-java Configurations and Data
To remove swi-prolog-java configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge swi-prolog-java
Remove swi-prolog-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove swi-prolog-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swi-prolog-java
Dependencies
swi-prolog-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install swi-prolog-java package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
