How To Install libsscm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsscm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libsscm-dev is Development library for sigscheme Scheme interpreter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsscm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsscm-dev

libsscm-dev 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 header files and static libraries for sigscheme development.

There are three methods to install libsscm-dev 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 libsscm-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 libsscm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsscm-dev

Install libsscm-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsscm-dev

Install libsscm-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libsscm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsscm-dev

How To Uninstall libsscm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsscm-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsscm-dev

Uninstall libsscm-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsscm-dev

Remove libsscm-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsscm-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsscm-dev

Remove libsscm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsscm-dev

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Summary

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