How To Install palbart on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install palbart on Ubuntu 22.04. palbart is Enhanced version of the PAL PDP8 assembler

Introduction

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

What is palbart

palbart is:

PALBART is an enhanced version of the pdp8 PAL assembler. This is a PDP8 cross assembler. It’s useful for the users of SIMH or any other PDP8 emulator.

To quote that web page, “This enhancement was written by Gary Messenbrink to support BART’s fleet of PDP-8 systems.”

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install palbart

Install palbart Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install palbart

Install palbart 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 palbart using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install palbart

How To Uninstall palbart on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove palbart

Uninstall palbart And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove palbart

Remove palbart Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge palbart

Remove palbart configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge palbart

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Summary

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