How To Install crasm on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install crasm on Ubuntu 20.04. crasm is Cross assembler for 6800/6801/6803/6502/65C02/Z80

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install crasm on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is crasm

crasm is:

Assemble a microprocessor program and produce output file in Intel HEX or Motorola S Code from source for 6800/6801/6803/6502/65C02/Z80 processors. A program listing and a symbol table are also produced on the standard output.

There are three methods to install crasm on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install crasm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install crasm

Install crasm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install crasm

Install crasm 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 crasm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install crasm

How To Uninstall crasm on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove crasm

Uninstall crasm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall crasm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove crasm

Remove crasm Configurations and Data

To remove crasm configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge crasm

Remove crasm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge crasm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install crasm package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.