How To Install mlton-runtime-native on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mlton-runtime-native on Debian 9.
What is mlton-runtime-native
mlton-runtime-native 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 native target libraries.
There are three methods to install mlton-runtime-native 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-runtime-native 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-runtime-native using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mlton-runtime-native
Install mlton-runtime-native Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mlton-runtime-native using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mlton-runtime-native
Install mlton-runtime-native 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-runtime-native using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mlton-runtime-native
How To Uninstall mlton-runtime-native on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mlton-runtime-native package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mlton-runtime-native
Uninstall mlton-runtime-native And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mlton-runtime-native and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mlton-runtime-native
Remove mlton-runtime-native Configurations and Data
To remove mlton-runtime-native configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mlton-runtime-native
Remove mlton-runtime-native configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mlton-runtime-native configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mlton-runtime-native
Dependencies
mlton-runtime-native have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mlton-runtime-native package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.