How To Install cl-db3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-db3 on Debian 9. cl-db3 is Common Lisp lib to read dbf files version 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-db3 on Debian 9.

What is cl-db3

cl-db3 is:

Allows processing data found in dbf and db3 files.

There are three methods to install cl-db3 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 cl-db3 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-db3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cl-db3

Install cl-db3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cl-db3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cl-db3

Install cl-db3 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 cl-db3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cl-db3

How To Uninstall cl-db3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the cl-db3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cl-db3

Uninstall cl-db3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cl-db3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-db3

Remove cl-db3 Configurations and Data

To remove cl-db3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-db3

Remove cl-db3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cl-db3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-db3

Dependencies

cl-db3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-db3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.