How To Install libregex-clojure on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libregex-clojure on Debian 9. libregex-clojure is Composable regexes for Clojure

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libregex-clojure on Debian 9.

What is libregex-clojure

libregex-clojure is:

Allows one to use regexes or parts of them. Also provides support for named groups. Its syntax can be found at: https://github.com/cgrand/regex/blob/master/syntax.html

There are three methods to install libregex-clojure 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 libregex-clojure Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libregex-clojure

Install libregex-clojure Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libregex-clojure

Install libregex-clojure 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 libregex-clojure using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libregex-clojure

How To Uninstall libregex-clojure on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libregex-clojure package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libregex-clojure

Uninstall libregex-clojure And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libregex-clojure

Remove libregex-clojure Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libregex-clojure

Remove libregex-clojure configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libregex-clojure

Dependencies

libregex-clojure have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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