How To Install ml-nlffigen on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ml-nlffigen on Debian 9.
What is ml-nlffigen
ml-nlffigen is:
This tool reads in C source code and outputs ML code and a CM description file for use with the ML “No Longer Foreign Function Interface” library. This tool works by separating each top-level C declaration into a new ML source file. For large programs, this puts some strain on the SML Compilation Manager, but this should only marginally increase the program run-time.
There are three methods to install ml-nlffigen 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 ml-nlffigen Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ml-nlffigen using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ml-nlffigen
Install ml-nlffigen Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ml-nlffigen using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ml-nlffigen
Install ml-nlffigen 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 ml-nlffigen using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ml-nlffigen
How To Uninstall ml-nlffigen on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ml-nlffigen package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ml-nlffigen
Uninstall ml-nlffigen And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ml-nlffigen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ml-nlffigen
Remove ml-nlffigen Configurations and Data
To remove ml-nlffigen configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ml-nlffigen
Remove ml-nlffigen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ml-nlffigen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ml-nlffigen
Dependencies
ml-nlffigen have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ml-nlffigen package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.