How To Install slib on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install slib on Debian 11. slib is Portable Scheme library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slib on Debian 11.

What is slib

slib is:

SLIB is a portable scheme library meant to provide compatibility and utility functions for all standard scheme implementations. SLIB includes initialization files for Chez, ELK 2.1, GAMBIT, MacScheme, MITScheme, scheme->C, Scheme48, T3.1, and VSCM. SCM also supports SLIB.

There are three methods to install slib on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install slib Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install slib

Install slib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install slib

Install slib 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 slib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install slib

How To Uninstall slib on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove slib

Uninstall slib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall slib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove slib

Remove slib Configurations and Data

To remove slib configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge slib

Remove slib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slib

Dependencies

slib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install slib package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.