How to Install and Uninstall os8 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "os8" package

Please follow the steps below to install os8 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                os8
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "os8" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall os8 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                os8
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the os8 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: os8
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/otherosfs
Installed-Size: 4381
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Vince Mulhollon
Architecture: all
Version: 2.1-5
Recommends: palbart, simh
Filename: pool/multiverse/o/os8/os8_2.1-5_all.deb
Size: 449084
MD5sum: d83f4467b94e8c6c709b0a7b2c4af565
SHA1: 14f442a0dd4cf230ba53285295927e100733e267
SHA256: 8400abed666b8d1c056ecd43be92fb13b3532bde86f3b595df193690aea00abd
Description-en: DEC OS8 images for a PDP-8 emulator
This package contains images of the OS8 operating system
which are usable by a PDP-8 emulator.
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The debian simh package supplies a pdp8 emulator, but
the file are in a standard format usable by any other
pdp8 emulator such as Jones's or Haygood's emulator.
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The os8 script will run the simh emulator
with these images.
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These images are not DFSG free because DEC prohibits
commercial use of these images.
Description-md5: b945c2d39059d19dc0dc1b1ac75405aa
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu