How To Install cl-sql-oracle on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-sql-oracle on Ubuntu 18.04. cl-sql-oracle is CLSQL database backend, Oracle

Introduction

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

What is cl-sql-oracle

cl-sql-oracle is:

This package enables you to use the CLSQL data access package with Oracle databases. CLSQL is a Common Lisp interface to SQL databases.

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

sudo apt-get -y install cl-sql-oracle

Install cl-sql-oracle Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-sql-oracle

Install cl-sql-oracle 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-oracle using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cl-sql-oracle

How To Uninstall cl-sql-oracle on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cl-sql-oracle

Uninstall cl-sql-oracle And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cl-sql-oracle 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-oracle

Remove cl-sql-oracle Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-sql-oracle

Remove cl-sql-oracle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-sql-oracle

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Summary

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