How To Install plt-r6rs on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install racket

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is plt-r6rs and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install plt-r6rs on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install plt-r6rs using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install plt-r6rs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install racket

Install plt-r6rs using apt

Because plt-r6rs is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install plt-r6rs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install racket

Install plt-r6rs 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 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install plt-r6rs by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install racket

How to upgrade (update) a single package plt-r6rs using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the plt-r6rs, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install racket

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install racket

How To Uninstall plt-r6rs from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the plt-r6rs package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove racket

Uninstall plt-r6rs and all its dependencies

To uninstall plt-r6rs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove racket

Remove plt-r6rs with all configurations and data

To remove plt-r6rs configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge racket

Remove plt-r6rs completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to plt-r6rs package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge racket

Extra info and code examples

Racket (previously PLT Scheme) is a programming language suitable for scripting and application development, including GUIs and web services. It supports the creation of new programming languages through a rich, expressive syntax system. Supplied languages include Typed Racket, ACL2, FrTime, and Lazy Racket, and R6RS Scheme. Racket includes the DrRacket programming environment, a virtual machine with a just-in-time compiler, tools for creating stand-alone executables, the Racket web server, extensive libraries, and documentation for both beginners and experts.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install plt-r6rs using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the plt-r6rs from Ubuntu 22.04.

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