How To Install libgcroots0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcroots0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgcroots0 is GC shared library for sigscheme Scheme interpreter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcroots0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgcroots0

libgcroots0 is:

SigScheme is a Scheme interpreter, which targets embedded programs. SigScheme is used as extension engine for uim, universal input method system. It conforms to R5RS, some of SRFI-s.

This package contains the shared libraries for garbage collector roots.

There are three methods to install libgcroots0 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 libgcroots0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgcroots0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgcroots0

Install libgcroots0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgcroots0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgcroots0

Install libgcroots0 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 libgcroots0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgcroots0

How To Uninstall libgcroots0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgcroots0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgcroots0

Uninstall libgcroots0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgcroots0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcroots0

Remove libgcroots0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgcroots0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgcroots0

Remove libgcroots0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgcroots0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcroots0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcroots0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.