How To Install libpolyml-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpolyml-dev on Debian 9.
What is libpolyml-dev
libpolyml-dev is:
Poly/ML is an implementation of the Standard ML programming language Standard ML is a general-purpose, modular, type-safe, strict, functional programming language. Poly/ML is SML 97 compliant interpreter and compiler that supports the generation of stand-alone executables with an interactive toplevel (REPL).
This package provides the files needed to compile stand-alone executables with Poly/ML.
There are three methods to install libpolyml-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpolyml-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpolyml-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpolyml-dev
Install libpolyml-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpolyml-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpolyml-dev
Install libpolyml-dev 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 libpolyml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpolyml-dev
How To Uninstall libpolyml-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libpolyml-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpolyml-dev
Uninstall libpolyml-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpolyml-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpolyml-dev
Remove libpolyml-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpolyml-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpolyml-dev
Remove libpolyml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpolyml-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpolyml-dev
Dependencies
libpolyml-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpolyml-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.