How To Install clisp-module-berkeley-db on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install clisp-module-berkeley-db on Ubuntu 20.04. clisp-module-berkeley-db is GNU CLISP module that adds an interface to Berkeley DB

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install clisp-module-berkeley-db on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is clisp-module-berkeley-db

clisp-module-berkeley-db is:

GNU CLISP is a Common Lisp implementation. It conforms to the ANSI Common Lisp standard, and offers many extensions. It runs on all desktop operating systems (GNU and Unix systems, macOS, Windows) and is particularly memory-efficient.

This package adds a module to CLISP that implements an interface to the Berkeley DB.

There are three methods to install clisp-module-berkeley-db 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 clisp-module-berkeley-db Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install clisp-module-berkeley-db using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install clisp-module-berkeley-db

Install clisp-module-berkeley-db Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install clisp-module-berkeley-db using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install clisp-module-berkeley-db

Install clisp-module-berkeley-db 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 clisp-module-berkeley-db using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install clisp-module-berkeley-db

How To Uninstall clisp-module-berkeley-db on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the clisp-module-berkeley-db package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove clisp-module-berkeley-db

Uninstall clisp-module-berkeley-db And Its Dependencies

To uninstall clisp-module-berkeley-db and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove clisp-module-berkeley-db

Remove clisp-module-berkeley-db Configurations and Data

To remove clisp-module-berkeley-db configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge clisp-module-berkeley-db

Remove clisp-module-berkeley-db configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove clisp-module-berkeley-db configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clisp-module-berkeley-db

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install clisp-module-berkeley-db package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.