How To Install cl-fad on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-fad on Debian 11.
What is cl-fad
cl-fad is:
CL-FAD (for “Files and Directories”) is a thin layer atop Common Lisp’s standard pathname functions. It is intended to provide some unification between current CL implementations on Windows, OS X, Linux, and Unix. Most of the code was written by Peter Seibel for his book Practical Common Lisp.
There are three methods to install cl-fad on Debian 11. 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-fad 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-fad using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cl-fad
Install cl-fad Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cl-fad using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cl-fad
Install cl-fad 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-fad using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cl-fad
How To Uninstall cl-fad on Debian 11
To uninstall only the cl-fad package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cl-fad
Uninstall cl-fad And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cl-fad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-fad
Remove cl-fad Configurations and Data
To remove cl-fad configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cl-fad
Remove cl-fad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cl-fad configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-fad
Dependencies
cl-fad have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-fad package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.