How To Install cl-csv-clsql on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-csv-clsql on Ubuntu 18.04. cl-csv-clsql is Common Lisp library providing easy csv reading and writing

Introduction

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

What is cl-csv-clsql

cl-csv-clsql is:

Facilities for reading and writing CSV format files (and importing and exporting csvs from databases)

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

sudo apt-get -y install cl-csv-clsql

Install cl-csv-clsql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-csv-clsql

Install cl-csv-clsql 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-csv-clsql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cl-csv-clsql

How To Uninstall cl-csv-clsql on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cl-csv-clsql

Uninstall cl-csv-clsql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-csv-clsql

Remove cl-csv-clsql Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-csv-clsql

Remove cl-csv-clsql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-csv-clsql

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Summary

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