How To Install ilisp on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ilisp on Ubuntu.
What is ilisp
ilisp is:
ILISP is a powerful GNU Emacs interface to many dialects of Lisp, including Lucid, Allegro, Harlequin LispWorks, GCL, KCL, AKCL, ECL, IBCL, and CMUCL. Also some Scheme implementations are supported as well as a preliminary version of Xlisp/XlispStat.
There are three methods to install ilisp on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ilisp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ilisp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ilisp
Install ilisp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ilisp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ilisp
Install ilisp 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 ilisp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ilisp
How To Uninstall ilisp on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ilisp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ilisp
Uninstall ilisp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ilisp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ilisp
Remove ilisp Configurations and Data
To remove ilisp configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ilisp
Remove ilisp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ilisp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ilisp
Dependencies
ilisp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ilisp package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.