How To Install cl-acl-compat on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-acl-compat on Kali Linux.

What is cl-acl-compat

cl-acl-compat is:

A thin compatibility-layer that emulates library functions provided by Allegro Common Lisp. It is used to support a number of Franz’s open-source packages which depend upon such library functions.

There are three methods to install cl-acl-compat on Kali Linux. 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-acl-compat 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-acl-compat using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cl-acl-compat

Install cl-acl-compat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-acl-compat

Install cl-acl-compat Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install cl-acl-compat

How To Uninstall cl-acl-compat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cl-acl-compat

Uninstall cl-acl-compat And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cl-acl-compat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-acl-compat

Remove cl-acl-compat Configurations and Data

To remove cl-acl-compat configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-acl-compat

Remove cl-acl-compat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-acl-compat

Dependencies

cl-acl-compat have the following dependencies:

• cl-ppcre
• cl-puri
• cl-ironclad
• cl-fad

References

• cl-acl-compat website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-acl-compat package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.