How To Install sigscheme-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sigscheme-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04. sigscheme-runtime is Runtime for sigscheme Scheme interpreter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sigscheme-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sigscheme-runtime

sigscheme-runtime is:

SigScheme is a Scheme interpreter, which targets embedded programs. SigScheme is used as extension engine for uim, universal input method system. It conforms to R5RS, some of SRFI-s.

This package contains runtime files for the sigscheme package.

There are three methods to install sigscheme-runtime 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 sigscheme-runtime Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sigscheme-runtime

Install sigscheme-runtime Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sigscheme-runtime

Install sigscheme-runtime 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 sigscheme-runtime using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sigscheme-runtime

How To Uninstall sigscheme-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the sigscheme-runtime package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sigscheme-runtime

Uninstall sigscheme-runtime And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sigscheme-runtime

Remove sigscheme-runtime Configurations and Data

To remove sigscheme-runtime configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sigscheme-runtime

Remove sigscheme-runtime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sigscheme-runtime

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Summary

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