How To Install cl-ptester on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-ptester on Ubuntu 18.04. cl-ptester is Test suite for Common Lisp programs

Introduction

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

What is cl-ptester

cl-ptester is:

ptester is portable version of Franz’s. opensource testing suite. It is designed for writing regression test suites for Common Lisp packages.

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

sudo apt-get -y install cl-ptester

Install cl-ptester Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-ptester

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

sudo aptitude -y install cl-ptester

How To Uninstall cl-ptester on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cl-ptester

Uninstall cl-ptester And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-ptester

Remove cl-ptester Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-ptester

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

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

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

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Summary

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