How To Install racket on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install racket on Kali Linux. racket is extensible programming language in the Scheme family

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install racket on Kali Linux.

What is racket

racket is:

Racket (previously PLT Scheme) is a programming language suitable for scripting and application development, including GUIs and web services.

It supports the creation of new programming languages through a rich, expressive syntax system. Supplied languages include Typed Racket, ACL2, FrTime, and Lazy Racket, and R6RS Scheme.

Racket includes the DrRacket programming environment, a virtual machine with a just-in-time compiler, tools for creating stand-alone executables, the Racket web server, extensive libraries, and documentation for both beginners and experts.

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

Install racket Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install racket

Install racket Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install racket

Install racket Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install racket

How To Uninstall racket on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove racket

Uninstall racket And Its Dependencies

To uninstall racket and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove racket

Remove racket Configurations and Data

To remove racket configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge racket

Remove racket configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge racket

Dependencies

racket have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install racket package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.