How To Install common-lisp-controller on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install common-lisp-controller on CentOS 7. common-lisp-controller is Common Lisp source and compiler manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install common-lisp-controller on CentOS 7.

What is common-lisp-controller

This package helps installing Common Lisp sources and compilers. It creates a user-specific cache of compiled objects. When a library or an implementation is upgraded, all compiled objects in the cache are flushed. It also provides tools to recompile all libraries.

We can use yum or dnf to install common-lisp-controller on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install common-lisp-controller.

Install common-lisp-controller on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install common-lisp-controller using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install common-lisp-controller

Install common-lisp-controller on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install common-lisp-controller using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install common-lisp-controller

How To Uninstall common-lisp-controller on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the common-lisp-controller package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove common-lisp-controller

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install common-lisp-controller on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.