How To Install scheme2c on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scheme2c on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is scheme2c
scheme2c is:
The original Scheme->C system, the first of its kind. It conforms to the R4RS Scheme standard, and compiles Scheme sources to C as an intermediate step, allowing easy integration with external libraries. Also included is an interpreter, for development, along with some X11 interfaces and an X11-enabled interpreter. Due to a variety of clever techniques, the system is quite fast.
There are three methods to install scheme2c 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 scheme2c Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scheme2c using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scheme2c
Install scheme2c Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scheme2c using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scheme2c
Install scheme2c 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 scheme2c using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scheme2c
How To Uninstall scheme2c on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the scheme2c package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scheme2c
Uninstall scheme2c And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scheme2c and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scheme2c
Remove scheme2c Configurations and Data
To remove scheme2c configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scheme2c
Remove scheme2c configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scheme2c configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scheme2c
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scheme2c package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
