How To Install cl-mcclim on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-mcclim on Debian 9. cl-mcclim is Common Lisp graphic user interface toolkit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-mcclim on Debian 9.

What is cl-mcclim

cl-mcclim is:

McCLIM is a free implementation of the CLIM specification. CLIM (Common Lisp Interface Manager) is a cross-platform, cross-implementation graphic user interface toolkit for Common Lisp programs.

This package contains the McCLIM library.

Please note that a CLX implementation compatible with your CL system, i.e. cl-clx-sbcl for sbcl and cmucl-source for cmucl, is required to compile and run cl-mcclim.

There are three methods to install cl-mcclim 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-mcclim 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-mcclim using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cl-mcclim

Install cl-mcclim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-mcclim

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

sudo aptitude -y install cl-mcclim

How To Uninstall cl-mcclim on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove cl-mcclim

Uninstall cl-mcclim And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-mcclim

Remove cl-mcclim Configurations and Data

To remove cl-mcclim configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-mcclim

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

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

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

Dependencies

cl-mcclim have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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