How To Install sbcl-source on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sbcl-source on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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

• sbcl-source website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sbcl-source package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.