How To Install cl-xmls on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-xmls on Ubuntu 22.04. cl-xmls is XML Simple Parser for Common Lisp

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-xmls on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cl-xmls

cl-xmls is:

XMLS is a small, simple, non-validating XML parser for Common Lisp. It’s designed to be a self-contained, easily embedded parser that recognizes a useful subset of the XML spec. It provides a simple mapping from XML to Lisp structures or S-expressions and back.

There are three methods to install cl-xmls on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-xmls 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-xmls using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cl-xmls

Install cl-xmls Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-xmls

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

sudo aptitude -y install cl-xmls

How To Uninstall cl-xmls on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cl-xmls

Uninstall cl-xmls And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cl-xmls and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-xmls

Remove cl-xmls Configurations and Data

To remove cl-xmls configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-xmls

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-xmls package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.