How To Install cl-pg on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-pg on Debian 11.
What is cl-pg
cl-pg is:
Pg is a socket-level interface to the PostgreSQL object-relational Database. The Library implements the client part of the frontend/backend protocol, so does not require interfacing with the libpq library. SQL types are converted to the equivalent Common Lisp types where possible. Supports large objects (BLOBs).
There are three methods to install cl-pg 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-pg 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-pg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cl-pg
Install cl-pg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cl-pg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cl-pg
Install cl-pg 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-pg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cl-pg
How To Uninstall cl-pg on Debian 11
To uninstall only the cl-pg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cl-pg
Uninstall cl-pg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cl-pg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-pg
Remove cl-pg Configurations and Data
To remove cl-pg configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cl-pg
Remove cl-pg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cl-pg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-pg
Dependencies
cl-pg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-pg package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.