How To Install zenlisp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install zenlisp on Debian 9. zenlisp is Interpreter for purely symbolic, pure, lexically scoped dialect of LISP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zenlisp on Debian 9.

What is zenlisp

zenlisp is:

Zenlisp is an interpreter for a purely symbolic, side effect-free, lexically scoped dialect of LISP. It may be considered an implementation of pure LISP plus global definitions. Zenlisp is derived from ArrowLISP.

There are three methods to install zenlisp 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 zenlisp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zenlisp

Install zenlisp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install zenlisp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install zenlisp

Install zenlisp 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 zenlisp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zenlisp

How To Uninstall zenlisp on Debian 9

To uninstall only the zenlisp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zenlisp

Uninstall zenlisp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zenlisp

Remove zenlisp Configurations and Data

To remove zenlisp configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zenlisp

Remove zenlisp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zenlisp

Dependencies

zenlisp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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