How To Install pasmo on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pasmo on Ubuntu 22.04. pasmo is easy to use Z80 cross-assembler

Introduction

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

What is pasmo

pasmo is:

A Z80 assembler capable of generating object code in formats suitable for many Z80 machines and emulators. Pasmo generates fixed position code, can not be used to create relocatable object files for use with linkers. Pasmo is compatible with the syntax used in several old assemblers, by supporting several styles of numeric and string literals and by providing several names of the most used directives.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pasmo

Install pasmo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pasmo

Install pasmo 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 pasmo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pasmo

How To Uninstall pasmo on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove pasmo

Uninstall pasmo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pasmo

Remove pasmo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pasmo

Remove pasmo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pasmo

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Summary

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