How To Install racket on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install racket on Kali Linux.
What is racket
racket is:
Racket (previously PLT Scheme) is a programming language suitable for scripting and application development, including GUIs and web services.
It supports the creation of new programming languages through a rich, expressive syntax system. Supplied languages include Typed Racket, ACL2, FrTime, and Lazy Racket, and R6RS Scheme.
Racket includes the DrRacket programming environment, a virtual machine with a just-in-time compiler, tools for creating stand-alone executables, the Racket web server, extensive libraries, and documentation for both beginners and experts.
There are three methods to install racket on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install racket Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install racket using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install racketInstall racket Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install racket using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install racketInstall racket Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install racket using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install racketHow To Uninstall racket on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the racket package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove racketUninstall racket And Its Dependencies
To uninstall racket and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove racketRemove racket Configurations and Data
To remove racket configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge racketRemove racket configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove racket configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge racketDependencies
racket have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install racket package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.