How To Install libmlnlffi-smlnj on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlnlffi-smlnj on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmlnlffi-smlnj
libmlnlffi-smlnj is:
Allows ML programs to inspect and manipulate C data structures directly. This is implemented through three separate libraries, one that provides a user-code accessible frontend, one that implements this, and another that handles low-level raw memory access.
There are three methods to install libmlnlffi-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 libmlnlffi-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 libmlnlffi-smlnj using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmlnlffi-smlnj
Install libmlnlffi-smlnj Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmlnlffi-smlnj using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmlnlffi-smlnj
Install libmlnlffi-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 libmlnlffi-smlnj using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmlnlffi-smlnj
How To Uninstall libmlnlffi-smlnj on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmlnlffi-smlnj package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmlnlffi-smlnj
Uninstall libmlnlffi-smlnj And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmlnlffi-smlnj and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmlnlffi-smlnj
Remove libmlnlffi-smlnj Configurations and Data
To remove libmlnlffi-smlnj configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmlnlffi-smlnj
Remove libmlnlffi-smlnj configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmlnlffi-smlnj configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmlnlffi-smlnj
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlnlffi-smlnj package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
