How To Install sigscheme on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sigscheme on Ubuntu 18.04. sigscheme is Scheme Interpreter to be embedded

Introduction

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

What is sigscheme

sigscheme 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.

There are three methods to install sigscheme 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sigscheme

Install sigscheme Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sigscheme

Install sigscheme 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sigscheme

How To Uninstall sigscheme on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove sigscheme

Uninstall sigscheme And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sigscheme

Remove sigscheme Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sigscheme

Remove sigscheme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sigscheme

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Summary

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