How To Install cl-ftp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-ftp on Kali Linux. cl-ftp is Common Lisp FTP library

Introduction

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

What is cl-ftp

cl-ftp is:

Provides basic FTP client functionality to Common Lisp programs as well as macros to assist in writing additional functionality, and a few helpful utility functions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install cl-ftp

Install cl-ftp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-ftp

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

sudo aptitude -y install cl-ftp

How To Uninstall cl-ftp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cl-ftp

Uninstall cl-ftp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-ftp

Remove cl-ftp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-ftp

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

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

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

Dependencies

cl-ftp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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