How To Install cl-irc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-irc on Kali Linux. cl-irc is Common Lisp Internet Relay Chat Library

Introduction

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

What is cl-irc

cl-irc is:

cl-irc provides a library for Common Lisp programs to interact with IRC servers. This library has been most tested with SBCL. Several example programs are provided.

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

sudo apt-get -y install cl-irc

Install cl-irc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-irc

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

sudo aptitude -y install cl-irc

How To Uninstall cl-irc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cl-irc

Uninstall cl-irc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-irc

Remove cl-irc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-irc

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

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

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

Dependencies

cl-irc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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