How to Install and Uninstall elk Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "elk" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install elk on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                elk
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "elk" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall elk on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                elk
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the elk package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: elk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.99.8-4.2build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/interpreters
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sam Hocevar
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2749
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libelk0, libgdbm6 (>= 1.16), libxaw7, libxm4 (>= 2.3.4), libxt6
Conflicts: pact (<= 980714-1)
Filename: pool/universe/e/elk/elk_3.99.8-4.2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 319468
MD5sum: f0b85139920ff59d6a67b5ecb554a7d9
SHA1: 59cf1bd8c64becaecc805a75fdcb43e02af6064c
SHA256: 21bc7e200112f1682706cd1665c9d8bd62bfac1272c5d869ab845c841de8d915
SHA512: fa09f6e8058ea92e61781e1524c7b11b1fe5b94073d3b288b16ab1e5905744da1575c12087dab7f5f8fa1cb67d085fa16da99493113286507af95af91eab6a8f
Homepage: http://sam.zoy.org/elk/
Description-en: scheme interpreter
Elk is an implementation of the Scheme programming language, designed
specifically as an embeddable, reusable extension language subsystem for
applications written in C or C++.
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This package contains the Elk Scheme interpreter, as well as several plugins
shipped with Elk. They provide hooks for Unix system calls, the X Window
System, as well as the X Athena Widgets and the Motif toolkits. Example
scripts on how to use these plugins are provided in the elkdoc package.
Description-md5: f99ce4d19fe45c1cace577755b96cd1c