How To Install mlton on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mlton on Debian 9.
What is mlton
mlton is:
MLton is a whole-program optimizing compiler for Standard ML. MLton generates standalone executables with excellent runtime performance, is SML 97 compliant, and has a complete basis library. MLton has source-level profiling, a fast C FFI, an interface to the GNU multiprecision library, and lots of useful libraries.
This metapackage depends on all MLton packages.
There are three methods to install mlton 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 mlton Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mlton using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mlton
Install mlton Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mlton using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mlton
Install mlton 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 mlton using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mlton
How To Uninstall mlton on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mlton package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mlton
Uninstall mlton And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mlton and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mlton
Remove mlton Configurations and Data
To remove mlton configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mlton
Remove mlton configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mlton configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mlton
Dependencies
mlton have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mlton package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.