How To Install scheme48 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install scheme48 on Ubuntu 18.04. scheme48 is simple, modular, and lightweight Scheme implementation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install scheme48 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is scheme48

scheme48 is:

Scheme48 is an implementation of Scheme written by Richard Kelsey and Jonathan Rees. It is based on a byte-code interpreter and incorporates such elements as a sophisticated module system, a pre-emptive & user-level thread system, a well-integrated interactive environment, Clinger’s explicit renaming low-level macros, and decent efficiency for its architecture.

There are three methods to install scheme48 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 scheme48 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install scheme48 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install scheme48

Install scheme48 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install scheme48 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install scheme48

Install scheme48 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 scheme48 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scheme48

How To Uninstall scheme48 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the scheme48 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove scheme48

Uninstall scheme48 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall scheme48 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scheme48

Remove scheme48 Configurations and Data

To remove scheme48 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge scheme48

Remove scheme48 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove scheme48 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scheme48

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install scheme48 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.