How To Install nqc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nqc on Ubuntu 22.04. nqc is Not Quite C compiler for LEGO Mindstorms RCX

Introduction

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

What is nqc

nqc is:

The LEGO Mindstorms RCX is a Hitachi microcontroller embedded into a LEGO brick. This package lets you write programs in a C-like language and download them to your RCX using the serial or USB infrared tower included with the RCX.

There are three methods to install nqc 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 nqc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nqc

Install nqc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nqc

Install nqc 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 nqc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nqc

How To Uninstall nqc on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove nqc

Uninstall nqc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nqc

Remove nqc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nqc

Remove nqc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nqc

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Summary

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