How To Install buildapp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install buildapp on Debian 9. buildapp is application to create common lisp images

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install buildapp on Debian 9.

What is buildapp

buildapp is:

Buildapp is an application for SBCL that configures and saves an executable Common Lisp image. It is similar to cl-launch and hu.dwim.build.

There are three methods to install buildapp on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install buildapp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install buildapp

Install buildapp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install buildapp

Install buildapp 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install buildapp

How To Uninstall buildapp on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove buildapp

Uninstall buildapp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall buildapp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove buildapp

Remove buildapp Configurations and Data

To remove buildapp configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge buildapp

Remove buildapp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge buildapp

Dependencies

buildapp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install buildapp package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.