How To Install cl-clx-sbcl on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-clx-sbcl on Ubuntu 22.04. cl-clx-sbcl is X11 Common Lisp client library for SBCL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-clx-sbcl on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cl-clx-sbcl

cl-clx-sbcl is:

CLX is a low-level X11 client library for Common Lisp. CLX is to Lisp what Xlib is to C.

This version of CLX originated in a CMUCL distribution, was modified in order to make it compile and run under SBCL and was enhanced with some features from other CLX implementations. It currently runs only on SBCL, but it might be ported to other Common Lisp implementations.

There are three methods to install cl-clx-sbcl on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-clx-sbcl 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-clx-sbcl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cl-clx-sbcl

Install cl-clx-sbcl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cl-clx-sbcl

Install cl-clx-sbcl 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-clx-sbcl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cl-clx-sbcl

How To Uninstall cl-clx-sbcl on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cl-clx-sbcl

Uninstall cl-clx-sbcl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cl-clx-sbcl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-clx-sbcl

Remove cl-clx-sbcl Configurations and Data

To remove cl-clx-sbcl configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-clx-sbcl

Remove cl-clx-sbcl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-clx-sbcl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-clx-sbcl package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.