When a couple of developers at work suggested I try using Scheme, following along through MIT's standard text "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs", I thought it sounded simple enough. I found the book freely available online and set about installing Scheme on my home computer, which uses Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex). Unfortunately, although I found it listed in the Synaptic Package Manager and also tried to install via the terminal, it failed to install.
A few weeks passed until I did what I should have done in the first place: I asked on the Ubuntu forums about how to get Scheme going. In a few short hours I had an answer, and now I have Guile, a Scheme interpreter, running just fine. The problem is that I was attempting to use interpreters that, for whatever reason, are not currently compatible with Ubuntu.
So, if you found this post while trying to figure out the same problem, namely: How to install and run Scheme on Ubuntu, this is your answer. Look for Guile in the package manager or do the install from the command line. With Guile you will be able to follow along with the lessons in "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs."
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