How To Install smlsharp on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install smlsharp on Ubuntu 22.04. smlsharp is Standard ML compiler with practical extensions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install smlsharp on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is smlsharp

smlsharp is:

SML# is a variant of Standard ML programming language with several practical extentions, including seamless interoperability with C, integration with SQL, and separate compilation.

There are three methods to install smlsharp on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install smlsharp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install smlsharp

Install smlsharp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install smlsharp

Install smlsharp 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install smlsharp

How To Uninstall smlsharp on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove smlsharp

Uninstall smlsharp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall smlsharp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove smlsharp

Remove smlsharp Configurations and Data

To remove smlsharp configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge smlsharp

Remove smlsharp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge smlsharp

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install smlsharp package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.