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Quick installation of nasm:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: nasm
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install nasm
Package Details | |
| Package: | nasm |
| Version: | 2.09.10-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://nasm.sourceforge.net/ |
| Description: | General-purpose x86 assembler Netwide Assembler. NASM will currently output flat-form binary files, a.out, COFF and ELF Unix object files, and Microsoft 16-bit DOS and Win32 object files. . Also included is NDISASM, a prototype x86 binary-file disassembler which uses the same instruction table as NASM. . NASM is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). Homepage: http://nasm.sourceforge.net/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | devel |
How to install nasm on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If nasm is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L nasm' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L nasm Package `nasm' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing nasm:
After system update use the following command to install nasm:
sudo apt-get install nasm
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove nasm from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the nasm from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the nasm following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove nasm
Following command is used to remove the nasm package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove nasm
This will remove nasm and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing nasm with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge nasm
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove nasm
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with nasm package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
