How To Install lambdabot on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lambdabot on Ubuntu.
What is lambdabot
lambdabot is:
Lambdabot is an IRC bot written over several years by those on the #haskell IRC channel.
It operates as a command-line tool, embedded in an editor, embedded in GHCi, via Internet Relay Chat and on the Web.
There are three methods to install lambdabot on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lambdabot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lambdabot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lambdabot
Install lambdabot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lambdabot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lambdabot
Install lambdabot 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 lambdabot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lambdabot
How To Uninstall lambdabot on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the lambdabot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lambdabot
Uninstall lambdabot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lambdabot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lambdabot
Remove lambdabot Configurations and Data
To remove lambdabot configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lambdabot
Remove lambdabot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lambdabot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lambdabot
Dependencies
lambdabot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lambdabot package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.