How To Install premake4 on Ubuntu 21.04

One-liner install command

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

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install premake4

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

What is premake4 and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 21.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 21.04 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 premake4 on Ubuntu 21.04. 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 premake4 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 premake4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install premake4

Install premake4 using apt

Because premake4 is available in Ubuntu 21.04’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 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 21.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install premake4 by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install premake4

How to upgrade (update) a single package premake4 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 premake4, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install premake4

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 premake4

How To Uninstall premake4 from Ubuntu 21.04

To uninstall only the premake4 package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove premake4

Uninstall premake4 and all its dependencies

To uninstall premake4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 21.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove premake4

Remove premake4 with all configurations and data

To remove premake4 configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge premake4

Remove premake4 completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to premake4 package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge premake4

Extra info and code examples

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.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install premake4 using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the premake4 from Ubuntu 21.04.

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