Install boo on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install boo

Learn how to install boo with the command sudo apt-get install boo on Ubuntus.


 

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Quick installation of boo:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: boo

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

	sudo apt-get install boo

Package Details

Package:boo
Version:0.9.5~git20110729.r1.202a430-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://boo.codehaus.org/
Description:python-like language and compiler for the CLI Boo is an object oriented statically typed programming language for the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) with a Python inspired syntax and a special focus on language and compiler extensibility. . This package contains the boo compiler, interpreter and interactive shell. The boo compiler and the programs it produces are 100% Common Intermediate Language (CIL) bytecode and can therefore be run on any compliant CLI virtual machine. Homepage: http://boo.codehaus.org/
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/devel

How to install boo 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 boo is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L boo' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L boo
Package `boo' 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 boo:

After system update use the following command to install boo:

sudo apt-get install boo

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 boo from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the boo 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 boo following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  boo

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

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove boo

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

Completely removing boo with all configuration files:

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

sudo apt-get purge boo

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove boo

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