How To Install cl-awk on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-awk on Debian 9.
What is cl-awk
cl-awk is:
An implementation of the features of the Unix AWK language, within Common Lisp, using macros. In addition, it provides more complicated processing capabilities than that of AWK.
There are three methods to install cl-awk 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 cl-awk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cl-awk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cl-awk
Install cl-awk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cl-awk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cl-awk
Install cl-awk 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 cl-awk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cl-awk
How To Uninstall cl-awk on Debian 9
To uninstall only the cl-awk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cl-awk
Uninstall cl-awk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cl-awk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-awk
Remove cl-awk Configurations and Data
To remove cl-awk configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cl-awk
Remove cl-awk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cl-awk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-awk
Dependencies
cl-awk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-awk package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
