How To Install cl-csv on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-csv on Ubuntu 20.04. cl-csv is Common Lisp library providing easy CSV reading and writing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-csv on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is cl-csv

cl-csv is:

This Common Lisp library aims to simplify working with CSVs:

  • reads/writes CSVs from/to strings, streams and files
  • support streaming reads (allowing processing very large CSVs, through read-csv’s row-fn parameter)
  • supports custom data formatting
  • settable quote, separator and quote-escapes
  • supports multiline quoted data
  • a test suite
  • detailed state about the process on error (line number, column number, char index), current collection state

There are three methods to install cl-csv on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-csv 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-csv using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cl-csv

Install cl-csv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-csv

Install cl-csv 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install cl-csv

How To Uninstall cl-csv on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cl-csv

Uninstall cl-csv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cl-csv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-csv

Remove cl-csv Configurations and Data

To remove cl-csv configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-csv

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-csv package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.