How To Install smlnj-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install smlnj-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is smlnj-doc
smlnj-doc is:
This package contains various documentation for SML/NJ, an implementation of the Standard ML programming language.
More documentation can be found on the web site.
There are three methods to install smlnj-doc 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 smlnj-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install smlnj-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install smlnj-doc
Install smlnj-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install smlnj-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install smlnj-doc
Install smlnj-doc 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 smlnj-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install smlnj-doc
How To Uninstall smlnj-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the smlnj-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove smlnj-doc
Uninstall smlnj-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall smlnj-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove smlnj-doc
Remove smlnj-doc Configurations and Data
To remove smlnj-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge smlnj-doc
Remove smlnj-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove smlnj-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge smlnj-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install smlnj-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
