How To Install smlnj-runtime on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install smlnj-runtime on Kali Linux. smlnj-runtime is Standard ML of New Jersey runtime system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install smlnj-runtime on Kali Linux.

What is smlnj-runtime

smlnj-runtime is:

SML/NJ is an implementation of the Standard ML programming language. This package includes the runtime system only – it provides garbage collection and other support for compiled SML programs.

Install this package if you want to run programs compiled with SML/NJ.

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

sudo apt-get -y install smlnj-runtime

Install smlnj-runtime Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install smlnj-runtime

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

sudo aptitude -y install smlnj-runtime

How To Uninstall smlnj-runtime on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove smlnj-runtime

Uninstall smlnj-runtime And Its Dependencies

To uninstall smlnj-runtime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove smlnj-runtime

Remove smlnj-runtime Configurations and Data

To remove smlnj-runtime configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge smlnj-runtime

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

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

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

Dependencies

smlnj-runtime have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install smlnj-runtime package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.