How to Install and Uninstall hercules Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "hercules" package

This tutorial shows how to install hercules on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                hercules
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "hercules" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall hercules on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                hercules
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hercules package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: hercules
Priority: extra
Section: universe/otherosfs
Installed-Size: 7292
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Philipp Kern
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.12-1
Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: x3270
Filename: pool/universe/h/hercules/hercules_3.12-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1467718
MD5sum: 9ff80d2c65e37c426ad0957220c11bd9
SHA1: 0791a3f5eeba46cc473f2fa4fc41b43d2a3ea00b
SHA256: 07e59987e0d8376c8668bcde9d22211f2e411b3634e75d0dea7b91e7addb22f7
Description-en: System/370, ESA/390 and z/Architecture Emulator
Hercules is an open source software implementation of the mainframe System/370
and ESA/390 architectures, in addition to the new 64-bit z/Architecture.
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This means that your PC can emulate an IBM mainframe processor. The
mainframe can range from a 360 to a z900 - running in "System/370"
mode, "ESA/390" mode, or "z/Architecture" mode. Hercules executes
S/370, ESA/390, and z/Architecture instructions and channel
programs. It emulates mainframe I/O devices by using PC devices. For
example, 3390 DASD devices are emulated by large files on your hard
disk, and local 3270 screens are emulated by tn3270 sessions.
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Hercules implements only the raw S/370, ESA/390, and z/Architecture
instruction set; it does not provide any operating system facilities. This
means that you need to provide an operating system or standalone program which
Hercules can load from an emulated disk or tape device. You will have to use a
free software operating system such as Linux, write the operating system or
standalone program yourself, obtain a license from IBM to run one of their
operating systems on your PC, or use IBM programs and operating systems which
have been placed in the public domain.
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Virtual networking can be accomplished using the TUN/TAP driver in
host Linux kernel.
Description-md5: c2e6a257bcc7031d61ecd415485a3bfc
Homepage: http://www.hercules-390.eu/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu