How To Install libversioneer-clojure on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libversioneer-clojure on Ubuntu 18.04. libversioneer-clojure is version introspection for Leiningen-generated projects

Introduction

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

What is libversioneer-clojure

libversioneer-clojure is:

versioneer-clojure allows programs to access their own version number. It can retrieve the version either from the system properties (set by Leiningen), a properties file (in jars built by Leiningen), or a default version passed in.

There are three methods to install libversioneer-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 libversioneer-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 libversioneer-clojure using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libversioneer-clojure

Install libversioneer-clojure Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libversioneer-clojure

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

sudo aptitude -y install libversioneer-clojure

How To Uninstall libversioneer-clojure on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libversioneer-clojure

Uninstall libversioneer-clojure And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libversioneer-clojure

Remove libversioneer-clojure Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libversioneer-clojure

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

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

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

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Summary

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