How To Install ikarus on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ikarus on Debian 11. ikarus is Scheme compiler and interpreter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ikarus on Debian 11.

What is ikarus

ikarus is:

Ikarus is a compiler-based implementation of the Scheme programming language which targets the i386/amd64 (with sse2) architecture. It has good performance, is rather light weight, is case-sensitive, and implements a substantial portion of the language described in R6RS.

There are three methods to install ikarus on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ikarus Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ikarus

Install ikarus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ikarus

Install ikarus 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 ikarus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ikarus

How To Uninstall ikarus on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ikarus

Uninstall ikarus And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ikarus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ikarus

Remove ikarus Configurations and Data

To remove ikarus configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ikarus

Remove ikarus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ikarus

Dependencies

ikarus have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ikarus package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.