How To Install premake4 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 premake4 on Ubuntu.
What is premake4
premake4 is:
Premake allows you to manage your project configuration in one place and still support those pesky IDE-addicted Windows coders and/or cranky Linux command-line junkies. It allows you to generate project files for tools that you do not own. It saves the time that would otherwise be spent manually keeping several different toolsets in sync. And it provides an easy upgrade path as new versions of your favorite tools are released.
There are three methods to install premake4 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 premake4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install premake4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install premake4
Install premake4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install premake4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install premake4
Install premake4 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 premake4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install premake4
How To Uninstall premake4 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the premake4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove premake4
Uninstall premake4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall premake4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove premake4
Remove premake4 Configurations and Data
To remove premake4 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge premake4
Remove premake4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove premake4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge premake4
Dependencies
premake4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install premake4 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.