How To Install cl-asdf on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cl-asdf

cl-asdf is:

ASDF provides the functionality of make and ld.so for Common Lisp software: It drives compilation and dynamic loading for complex Lisp systems with multiple modules and files, and is the de facto standard used by free software written in Common Lisp.

It also includes a utility library, UIOP, to portably deal with many issues that all Common Lisp programs have to deal with, including handling pathnames, accessing the filesystem, executing external programs, user configuration, etc.

Most Common Lisp implementations already provide asdf via (require “asdf”), but not all of them provide an up-to-date version.

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

sudo apt-get -y install cl-asdf

Install cl-asdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-asdf

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

sudo aptitude -y install cl-asdf

How To Uninstall cl-asdf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cl-asdf

Uninstall cl-asdf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-asdf

Remove cl-asdf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-asdf

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

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

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

Dependencies

cl-asdf have the following dependencies:

References

• cl-asdf website

Summary

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