How To Install cl-cxml on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-cxml on Debian 11. cl-cxml is XML parser written in Common Lisp

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-cxml on Debian 11.

What is cl-cxml

cl-cxml is:

CXML implements a namespace-aware, validating XML 1.0 parser as well as the DOM Level 2 Core interfaces. Two parser interfaces are offered, one SAX-like, the other similar to StAX.

There are three methods to install cl-cxml on Debian 11. 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-cxml 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-cxml using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cl-cxml

Install cl-cxml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-cxml

Install cl-cxml 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-cxml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cl-cxml

How To Uninstall cl-cxml on Debian 11

To uninstall only the cl-cxml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cl-cxml

Uninstall cl-cxml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cl-cxml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-cxml

Remove cl-cxml Configurations and Data

To remove cl-cxml configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-cxml

Remove cl-cxml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-cxml

Dependencies

cl-cxml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-cxml package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.