How to install xmabacus on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?

In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install xmabacus package on Ubuntu 16.10.


 

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Quick installation of xmabacus:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: xmabacus

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install xmabacus

Package Details

Package:xmabacus
Version:8.0.2-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.tux.org/~bagleyd/abacus.html
Description:simulation of the ancient calculator (Motif version) This program is an implementation of the original abacus, it provides the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Roman and Russian version and can be modified to allow others. . This is the Motif version which shows additional functionality. It was compiled with lesstif2. Motif is a GUI widget library for the X Window system.
Distro:Ubuntu 16.10
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/games

How to install xmabacus on Ubuntu 16.10?

How to install xmabacus on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?

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 16.10 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 xmabacus is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L xmabacus' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L xmabacus
dpkg-query: package 'xmabacus' 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 xmabacus:

After system update use the following command to install xmabacus:

sudo apt-get install xmabacus

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.10 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 xmabacus from Ubuntu 16.10?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the xmabacus from Ubuntu 16.10. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the xmabacus following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  xmabacus

Following command is used to remove the xmabacus package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove xmabacus

This will remove xmabacus and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing xmabacus with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge xmabacus

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove xmabacus

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with xmabacus package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.