How To Install nqp 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 on Ubuntu.
What is nqp
nqp 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.
There are three methods to install nqp 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nqp
Install nqp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nqp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nqp
Install nqp 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nqp
How To Uninstall nqp on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the nqp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nqp
Uninstall nqp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nqp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nqp
Remove nqp Configurations and Data
To remove nqp configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nqp
Remove nqp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nqp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nqp
Dependencies
nqp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nqp package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.