How To Install cl-awk on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-awk on Ubuntu 18.04. cl-awk is Common Lisp package with the features of AWK and more

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-awk on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is cl-awk

cl-awk is:

An implementation of the features of the Unix AWK language, within Common Lisp, using macros. In addition, it provides more complicated processing capabilities than that of AWK.

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

sudo apt-get -y install cl-awk

Install cl-awk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-awk

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

sudo aptitude -y install cl-awk

How To Uninstall cl-awk on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cl-awk

Uninstall cl-awk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-awk

Remove cl-awk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-awk

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

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

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

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Summary

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