How To Install bin86 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bin86 on Ubuntu 22.04. bin86 is 16-bit x86 assembler and loader

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bin86 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is bin86

bin86 is:

This is the as86 and ld86 distribution written by Bruce Evans. It’s a complete 8086 assembler and loader which can make 32-bit code for the 386+ processors.

There are three methods to install bin86 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 bin86 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bin86 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bin86

Install bin86 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bin86 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bin86

Install bin86 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 bin86 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bin86

How To Uninstall bin86 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the bin86 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bin86

Uninstall bin86 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bin86 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bin86

Remove bin86 Configurations and Data

To remove bin86 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bin86

Remove bin86 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bin86 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bin86

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bin86 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.