How To Install fsharp on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fsharp on Ubuntu.

What is `fsharp`

fsharp is:

F# is a multi-paradigm programming language, supporting functional, imperative, and object-oriented structures.

This package contains an F# compiler targeting the CLI runtime.

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

Install fsharp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fsharp

Install fsharp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fsharp

Install fsharp 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 fsharp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fsharp

How To Uninstall fsharp on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove fsharp

Uninstall fsharp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fsharp

Remove fsharp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fsharp

Remove fsharp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fsharp

Dependencies

fsharp have the following dependencies:

References

fsharp website

Summary

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