How To Install bf on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bf on Ubuntu 22.04. bf is a fast Brainfuck interpreter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bf on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is bf

bf is:

bf (‘a Brainfuck interpreter’) is a simple and fast interpreter for the esoteric programming language Brainfuck. It offers some options to define special behavior, which is nice if you take part in Brainfuck programming contests with special rules.

This package is compiled with S-Lang support.

There are three methods to install bf on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bf

Install bf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bf

Install bf 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 bf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bf

How To Uninstall bf on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove bf

Uninstall bf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bf

Remove bf Configurations and Data

To remove bf configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bf

Remove bf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bf

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bf package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.