How To Install scheme9 on Debian 12

Learn how to install scheme9 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. scheme9 is Scheme 9 from Empty Space R4RS Scheme interpreter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install scheme9 on Debian 12.

What is scheme9

scheme9 is:

Scheme 9 from Empty Space is an interpreter for a broad subset of R4RS Scheme, and runs in many popular environments, including Linux, *BSD, the unmentionable horror, and Plan 9. The S9fES code strives to be simple and comprehensible. It is particularly interesting to people who want to (a) try Scheme without having to jump through too many hoops (S9fES is very portable); or (b) study the implementation of Scheme (in a language other than Scheme). A free online textbook describing the system is also available.

There are three methods to install scheme9 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install scheme9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install scheme9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install scheme9

Install scheme9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install scheme9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install scheme9

Install scheme9 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 scheme9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scheme9

How To Uninstall scheme9 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the scheme9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove scheme9

Uninstall scheme9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall scheme9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scheme9

Remove scheme9 Configurations and Data

To remove scheme9 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge scheme9

Remove scheme9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove scheme9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scheme9

Dependencies

scheme9 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install scheme9 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.