How To Install libelk0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelk0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libelk0 is implementation of Scheme (the Extension Language Kit)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelk0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libelk0

libelk0 is:

Elk is an implementation of the Scheme programming language, designed specifically as an embeddable, reusable extension language subsystem for applications written in C or C++.

This package contains the libelk0 runtime library.

There are three methods to install libelk0 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 libelk0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libelk0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libelk0

Install libelk0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libelk0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libelk0

Install libelk0 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 libelk0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libelk0

How To Uninstall libelk0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libelk0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libelk0

Uninstall libelk0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libelk0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libelk0

Remove libelk0 Configurations and Data

To remove libelk0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libelk0

Remove libelk0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libelk0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libelk0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelk0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.