How To Install scm on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scm on Debian 10.
What is scm
scm is:
SCM conforms to the R5RS (Revised^5 Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme) and IEEE P1178 specifications, and is portable across many architectures and operating systems. It additionally includes a set of popular Common Lisp functions, POSIX and X Windows integration, and the Hobbit scheme-to-C compiler.
There are three methods to install scm on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install scm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scm
Install scm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scm
Install scm 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 scm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scm
How To Uninstall scm on Debian 10
To uninstall only the scm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scm
Uninstall scm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scm
Remove scm Configurations and Data
To remove scm configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scm
Remove scm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scm
Dependencies
scm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scm package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.