How To Install cl-iterate on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-iterate on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is cl-iterate
cl-iterate is:
iterate is an iteration construct for Common Lisp. It is similar to the CL:LOOP macro, with these distinguishing marks:
it is extensible, it helps editors like Emacs indent iterate forms by having a more lisp-like syntax, and it isn’t part of the ANSI standard for Common Lisp (which is sometimes a bad thing and sometimes good).
There are three methods to install cl-iterate 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-iterate 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-iterate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cl-iterate
Install cl-iterate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cl-iterate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cl-iterate
Install cl-iterate 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-iterate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cl-iterate
How To Uninstall cl-iterate on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the cl-iterate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cl-iterate
Uninstall cl-iterate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cl-iterate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-iterate
Remove cl-iterate Configurations and Data
To remove cl-iterate configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cl-iterate
Remove cl-iterate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cl-iterate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-iterate
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-iterate package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
