How To Install libsjacket-clojure on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsjacket-clojure on Ubuntu 18.04. libsjacket-clojure is Clojure code transformation library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsjacket-clojure on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsjacket-clojure

libsjacket-clojure is:

sjacket provides structural code transformation through S-expressions. It can preserve code layout (such as tabulation) and comments. This library is suitable as a backend for Clojure editors.

There are three methods to install libsjacket-clojure on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsjacket-clojure Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsjacket-clojure using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsjacket-clojure

Install libsjacket-clojure Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsjacket-clojure

Install libsjacket-clojure 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 libsjacket-clojure using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsjacket-clojure

How To Uninstall libsjacket-clojure on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsjacket-clojure package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsjacket-clojure

Uninstall libsjacket-clojure And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsjacket-clojure and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsjacket-clojure

Remove libsjacket-clojure Configurations and Data

To remove libsjacket-clojure configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsjacket-clojure

Remove libsjacket-clojure configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsjacket-clojure

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsjacket-clojure package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.