How To Install cl-getopt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-getopt on Kali Linux. cl-getopt is Common Lisp utility for command-line processing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-getopt on Kali Linux.

What is cl-getopt

cl-getopt is:

This package provides Common Lisp programs processing of command-line arguments. The command-line processing is based on GNU’s getopt_long module.

There are three methods to install cl-getopt 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 cl-getopt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cl-getopt

Install cl-getopt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-getopt

Install cl-getopt 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 cl-getopt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cl-getopt

How To Uninstall cl-getopt on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cl-getopt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cl-getopt

Uninstall cl-getopt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cl-getopt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-getopt

Remove cl-getopt Configurations and Data

To remove cl-getopt configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-getopt

Remove cl-getopt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-getopt

Dependencies

cl-getopt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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