How To Install neko on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install neko

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is neko and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install neko on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install neko using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt -y install neko

Install neko using apt

Because neko is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install neko using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install neko

Install neko 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 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install neko by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install neko

How to upgrade (update) a single package neko using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the neko, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install neko

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install neko

How To Uninstall neko from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the neko package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove neko

Uninstall neko and all its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove neko

Remove neko with all configurations and data

To remove neko configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge neko

Remove neko completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to neko package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge neko

Extra info and code examples

Neko provides a common runtime for several different languages, including JavaScript and haXe. The compiler converts a source file (.neko) into a bytecode file (.n) that can be executed with the Virtual Machine. You can use the compiler as standalone commandline executable separated from the virtual machine, or as a Neko library to perform compile-and-run for interactive languages. Neko was written by Nicolas Cannasse.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install neko using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the neko from Ubuntu 22.04.

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