How To Install clisp-module-clx on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install clisp-module-clx on Ubuntu 22.04. clisp-module-clx is GNU CLISP module that adds X11 bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install clisp-module-clx on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is clisp-module-clx

clisp-module-clx is:

GNU CLISP is a Common Lisp implementation. It conforms to the ANSI Common Lisp standard, and offers many extensions. It runs on all desktop operating systems (GNU and Unix systems, macOS, Windows) and is particularly memory-efficient.

This adds a module to CLISP that implements an interface to the X11 called CLX.

There are three methods to install clisp-module-clx 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 clisp-module-clx Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install clisp-module-clx using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install clisp-module-clx

Install clisp-module-clx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install clisp-module-clx

Install clisp-module-clx 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 clisp-module-clx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install clisp-module-clx

How To Uninstall clisp-module-clx on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the clisp-module-clx package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove clisp-module-clx

Uninstall clisp-module-clx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove clisp-module-clx

Remove clisp-module-clx Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge clisp-module-clx

Remove clisp-module-clx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clisp-module-clx

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Summary

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