How To Install sbcl-source on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sbcl-source on Debian 12.
What is sbcl-source
sbcl-source is:
This package provides the source code for SBCL – a development environment for the ANSI Common Lisp language.
The source code is useful in conjunction with development environments and debuggers like SLIME, that allow macro expansion and lookup of source definitions.
Installing this package enables your source browser to dig deeply into the core of Steel Bank Common Lisp.
There are three methods to install sbcl-source 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 sbcl-source Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sbcl-source using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sbcl-source
Install sbcl-source Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sbcl-source using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sbcl-source
Install sbcl-source 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 sbcl-source using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sbcl-source
How To Uninstall sbcl-source on Debian 12
To uninstall only the sbcl-source package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sbcl-source
Uninstall sbcl-source And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sbcl-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sbcl-source
Remove sbcl-source Configurations and Data
To remove sbcl-source configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sbcl-source
Remove sbcl-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sbcl-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sbcl-source
Dependencies
sbcl-source have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sbcl-source package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
