How To Install scm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install scm on Kali Linux. scm is Scheme language interpreter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install scm on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scm

Remove scm Configurations and Data

To remove scm configuration and data from Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.