How To Install nqp-data 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 nqp-data on Ubuntu.
What is nqp-data
nqp-data is:
“Not Quite Perl” is a compiler for quickly generating PIR routines from Perl6-like code. The key feature of NQP is that it’s designed to be a very small compiler (as compared with, say, perl6 or Rakudo) and is focused on being a high-level way to create compilers and libraries for virtual machines (such as the JVM, and MoarVM).
Unlike a full-fledged implementation of Perl 6, NQP strives to have as small a runtime footprint as it can, while still providing a Perl 6 object model and regular expression engine for the virtual machine.
This package contains the architecture independent files (mostly the files compiled for Moar VM)
There are three methods to install nqp-data 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 nqp-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nqp-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nqp-data
Install nqp-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nqp-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nqp-data
Install nqp-data 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 nqp-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nqp-data
How To Uninstall nqp-data on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the nqp-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nqp-data
Uninstall nqp-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nqp-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nqp-data
Remove nqp-data Configurations and Data
To remove nqp-data configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nqp-data
Remove nqp-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nqp-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nqp-data
Dependencies
nqp-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nqp-data package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.