= Rakudo =

'''`rakudo(1)`''' is the reference implementation of the `raku(1)` scripting language.

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== Installation ==



=== Arch Linux ===

For [[Linux/Arch|Arch Linux]] and derivative distributions, choose one of:

 * `nqp`, `moarvm`, and `rakudo`
 * `rakudo-bin`

The former builds the entire `rakudo(1)` ecosystem from source. The latter install just the monthly binary release. Note that the latter does not include several utilities, such as `tools/install-dist.p6`, so it is not a true drop-in replacement of the `rakudo` package.

There is a `zef` AUR package but it is not compatible with the `rakudo-bin` package (for reasons explained above). Consider manual installation of [[Rakudo/Zef|zef(1)]].

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=== Debian ===

For [[Linux/Debian|Debian]] and derivative distributions, use the [[https://github.com/nxadm/rakudo-pkg|rakudo-pkg]] project.

To setup the user repository, try:

{{{
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/nxadm-pkgs/rakudo-pkg/gpg.0DD4CA7EB1C6CC6B.key' |  gpg --dearmor >> /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/nxadm-pkgs-rakudo-pkg.gpg
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/nxadm-pkgs/rakudo-pkg/config.deb.txt?distro=ubuntu&codename=xenial' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nxadm-pkgs-rakudo-pkg.list
apt-get update
}}}

Install the `rakudo-pkg` package and source the `/etc/profile.d/rakudo-pkg.sh` script.

To use [[Rakudo/Zef|zef(1)]], try:

{{{
. /etc/profile.d/rakudo-pkg.sh
install-zef
zef update zef
}}}

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== Usage ==

Currently, the binary names `raku` and `rakudo` are interchangeable. The general recommendation is to use `raku` for both interactive use and shebang lines.



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