How To Install rep-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install rep-doc on Debian 9. rep-doc is documentation for the lisp command interpreter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rep-doc on Debian 9.

What is rep-doc

rep-doc is:

rep is a dialect of Lisp, designed to be used both as an extension language for applications and as a general purpose programming language.

It was originally written to be mostly-compatible with Emacs Lisp, but has subsequently diverged markedly. Its aim is to combine the best features of Scheme and Common Lisp and provide an environment that is comfortable for implementing both small and large scale systems. It tries to be a “pragmatic” programming language.

This package contains the language documentation in info format.

There are three methods to install rep-doc 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 rep-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rep-doc

Install rep-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rep-doc

Install rep-doc 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 rep-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rep-doc

How To Uninstall rep-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the rep-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rep-doc

Uninstall rep-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rep-doc

Remove rep-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rep-doc

Remove rep-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rep-doc

Dependencies

rep-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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