How To Install cl-quicklisp on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-quicklisp on Debian 10.
What is cl-quicklisp
cl-quicklisp is:
Once installed, Quicklisp can download, install, and load over 1,500 Common Lisp libraries with a few simple Lisp commands. It currently works with ABCL, Allegro CL, Clasp, Clozure CL, CLISP, CMUCL, ECL, LispWorks, MKCL, SBCL, and Scieneer CL.
There are three methods to install cl-quicklisp on Debian 10. 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-quicklisp 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-quicklisp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cl-quicklisp
Install cl-quicklisp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cl-quicklisp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cl-quicklisp
Install cl-quicklisp 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-quicklisp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cl-quicklisp
How To Uninstall cl-quicklisp on Debian 10
To uninstall only the cl-quicklisp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cl-quicklisp
Uninstall cl-quicklisp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cl-quicklisp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-quicklisp
Remove cl-quicklisp Configurations and Data
To remove cl-quicklisp configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cl-quicklisp
Remove cl-quicklisp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cl-quicklisp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-quicklisp
Dependencies
cl-quicklisp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-quicklisp package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.