How To Install cl-sql-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-sql-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is cl-sql-mysql
cl-sql-mysql is:
This package enables you to use the CLSQL data access package with MySQL databases. CLSQL is a Common Lisp interface to SQL databases.
There are three methods to install cl-sql-mysql 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-sql-mysql 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-sql-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cl-sql-mysql
Install cl-sql-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cl-sql-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cl-sql-mysql
Install cl-sql-mysql 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-sql-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cl-sql-mysql
How To Uninstall cl-sql-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the cl-sql-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cl-sql-mysql
Uninstall cl-sql-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cl-sql-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-sql-mysql
Remove cl-sql-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove cl-sql-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cl-sql-mysql
Remove cl-sql-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cl-sql-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-sql-mysql
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-sql-mysql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
