How To Install cl-uffi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-uffi on Kali Linux. cl-uffi is Universal Foreign Function Library for Common Lisp

Introduction

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

What is cl-uffi

cl-uffi is:

UFFI provides a universal foreign function interface (FFI) for Common Lisp. UFFI supports AllegroCL, CMUCL, Lispworks, MCL, OpenMCL, SBCL, and SCL.

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

sudo apt-get -y install cl-uffi

Install cl-uffi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-uffi

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

sudo aptitude -y install cl-uffi

How To Uninstall cl-uffi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cl-uffi

Uninstall cl-uffi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-uffi

Remove cl-uffi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-uffi

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

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

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

Dependencies

cl-uffi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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