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i am a complete noob to Prolog. I wish to install turbo prolog in ubuntu. How do i do that. I googled it but all in vain. Is there any other option to turbo prolog for ubuntu?

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You should search for visual prolog: http://www.visual-prolog.com/

That said, I use swi-prolog with emacs and I find it very good. If you are already familiar with emacs, you should consider it. There's a nice and detailed guide on use swi with emacs on the swi-prolog page.

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  • language is different, turbo prolog has many specific constructs ad hoc. – CapelliC Aug 07 '12 at 14:45
  • He asked for other options, I understood it as "other implementations of the prolog language". Also, he tagged his question with the swi-prolog TAG.. – Haile Aug 07 '12 at 14:47
  • You're right, maybe z22 has a specific need for turbo prolog, maybe some old program to run. In case, should be worth to 'port' to SWI-Prolog... – CapelliC Aug 07 '12 at 15:09
  • can i do the same work with swi-prolog as with turbo-prolog? As i said i am very much new to prolog so i wish to learn it from scratch and wish to install it in ubuntu. – z22 Aug 07 '12 at 15:23
  • If you are new to prolog and you are free to choose any implementation, I suggest swi-prolog. It is robust, it has a big library, it is well documented, easy to use and goes very well with Ubuntu. See here: http://www.fraber.de/university/prolog/comparison.html on the top of the page, the "What Prolog do I Need?" – Haile Aug 07 '12 at 15:29
  • thanks mate! i installed swi-prolog from ubuntu software center but unable to locate it. In the command prompt i typed swipl and the prolog prompt appeared. i am trying to implement the program given in the following link- http://www.scribd.com/doc/7348208/Prolog-Program-1, but in vain. When i type'.', the program terminates. and error appears in the terminal. What do i do? – z22 Aug 07 '12 at 15:48
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You have here step by step installation for turboprolog under ubuntu.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1653742

But i recommend that you use SWI-prolog or XSB prolog, because as you can see turbo prolog only works in DOS so you need DOSBox emulator...all that is to complicated. Just use SWI-prolog or XSB prolog-much easier installation.

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