How To Install libpolyml7 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpolyml7 on Debian 9. libpolyml7 is runtime files for Poly/ML, a compiler for Standard ML

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpolyml7 on Debian 9.

What is libpolyml7

libpolyml7 is:

Poly/ML is an implementation of the Standard ML programming language Standard ML is a general-purpose, modular, type-safe, strict, functional programming language. Poly/ML is SML 97 compliant interpreter and compiler that supports the generation of stand-alone executables with an interactive toplevel (REPL).

This package provides the files needed to run stand-alone executables built with Poly/ML.

There are three methods to install libpolyml7 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpolyml7 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpolyml7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpolyml7

Install libpolyml7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpolyml7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpolyml7

Install libpolyml7 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libpolyml7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpolyml7

How To Uninstall libpolyml7 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libpolyml7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpolyml7

Uninstall libpolyml7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpolyml7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpolyml7

Remove libpolyml7 Configurations and Data

To remove libpolyml7 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpolyml7

Remove libpolyml7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpolyml7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpolyml7

Dependencies

libpolyml7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpolyml7 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.