How To Install swi-prolog-test on Debian 12

Learn how to install swi-prolog-test on Debian 12 with this tutorial. swi-prolog-test is tests and checks for SWI-Prolog

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install swi-prolog-test on Debian 12.

What is swi-prolog-test

swi-prolog-test 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 package provides a set of prepared tests and checks for installed SWI-Prolog system. This package is intended for SWI-Prolog development and is of no use for ordinary users. If you’re not sure about this package, you don’t need it.

There are three methods to install swi-prolog-test 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-test 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-test using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install swi-prolog-test

Install swi-prolog-test Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install swi-prolog-test using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install swi-prolog-test

Install swi-prolog-test 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-test using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install swi-prolog-test

How To Uninstall swi-prolog-test on Debian 12

To uninstall only the swi-prolog-test package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove swi-prolog-test

Uninstall swi-prolog-test And Its Dependencies

To uninstall swi-prolog-test and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove swi-prolog-test

Remove swi-prolog-test Configurations and Data

To remove swi-prolog-test configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge swi-prolog-test

Remove swi-prolog-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove swi-prolog-test configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swi-prolog-test

Dependencies

swi-prolog-test have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install swi-prolog-test package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.