How To Install libcml-smlnj on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcml-smlnj on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcml-smlnj
libcml-smlnj is:
An SML library for message-passing concurrency. This library adds threading support to SML. Each thread is then manually executed by running a separate function, rather than being called directly by the top-level SML loop.
There are three methods to install libcml-smlnj on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcml-smlnj Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcml-smlnj using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcml-smlnj
Install libcml-smlnj Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcml-smlnj using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcml-smlnj
Install libcml-smlnj 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 libcml-smlnj using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcml-smlnj
How To Uninstall libcml-smlnj on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcml-smlnj package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcml-smlnj
Uninstall libcml-smlnj And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcml-smlnj and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcml-smlnj
Remove libcml-smlnj Configurations and Data
To remove libcml-smlnj configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcml-smlnj
Remove libcml-smlnj configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcml-smlnj configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcml-smlnj
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcml-smlnj package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
