How To Install yap on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install yap on Debian 9. yap is High-performance Prolog System

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yap on Debian 9.

What is yap

yap is:

High-performance Prolog compiler developed at LIACC/Universidade do Porto and at COPPE Sistemas/UFRJ. The YAP Prolog engine is based in the Warren Abstract Machine, with several optimizations for better performance. YAP follows the Edinburgh tradition, and is largely compatible with the ISO-Prolog standard and with Quintus and SICStus Prolog.

YAP features a constraint solver over real numbers, and support for constraint handling rules (CHR).

There are three methods to install yap on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install yap Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install yap

Install yap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yap

Install yap 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 yap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yap

How To Uninstall yap on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove yap

Uninstall yap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall yap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yap

Remove yap Configurations and Data

To remove yap configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge yap

Remove yap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yap

Dependencies

yap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install yap package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.