How To Install dh-lisp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-lisp on Kali Linux. dh-lisp is Debhelper to support Common Lisp related packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-lisp on Kali Linux.

What is dh-lisp

dh-lisp is:

This debhelper addon targets Debian package maintainers of packages related to Common Lisp. It automates the processes of making a package conform to the Common Lisp in Debian Manual:

It adds dependencies to required Common Lisp implementations if precompiled object files for them are included in the package.

There are three methods to install dh-lisp 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 dh-lisp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dh-lisp

Install dh-lisp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dh-lisp

Install dh-lisp 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 dh-lisp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dh-lisp

How To Uninstall dh-lisp on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dh-lisp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dh-lisp

Uninstall dh-lisp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-lisp

Remove dh-lisp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dh-lisp

Remove dh-lisp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-lisp

Dependencies

dh-lisp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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