How To Install libecl-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecl-dev on Debian 12.
What is libecl-dev
libecl-dev is:
ECL stands for Embeddable Common-Lisp. The ECL project is an effort to modernize Giuseppe Attardi’s ECL environment to produce an implementation of the Common-Lisp language which complies to the ANSI X3J13 definition of the language.
The current ECL implementation features:
- A bytecodes compiler and interpreter.
- A translator to C.
- A UFFI-compatible interface to C code.
- A dynamic loader.
- The possibility to build standalone executables and DLLs.
- The Common-Lisp Object System (CLOS).
- Conditions and restarts for handling errors.
- Sockets as ordinary streams.
- The GNU Multiprecision library for fast bignum operations.
- A simple conservative mark & sweep garbage collector.
- The Boehm-Weiser garbage collector.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libecl-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libecl-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libecl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libecl-dev
Install libecl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libecl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libecl-dev
Install libecl-dev 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 libecl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libecl-dev
How To Uninstall libecl-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libecl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libecl-dev
Uninstall libecl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libecl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecl-dev
Remove libecl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libecl-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libecl-dev
Remove libecl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libecl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecl-dev
Dependencies
libecl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libecl-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
