How To Install cl-flexichain on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-flexichain on Ubuntu 18.04. cl-flexichain is An efficient gap buffer with a well-defined external protocol

Introduction

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

What is cl-flexichain

cl-flexichain is:

The flexichain Common Lisp protocol allows client code to dynamically add elements to, and delete elements from a sequence (or chain) of such elements.

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

sudo apt-get -y install cl-flexichain

Install cl-flexichain Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-flexichain

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

sudo aptitude -y install cl-flexichain

How To Uninstall cl-flexichain on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cl-flexichain

Uninstall cl-flexichain And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-flexichain

Remove cl-flexichain Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-flexichain

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

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

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

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Summary

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