Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install abcl on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is abcl
abcl is:
Armed Bear Common Lisp (ABCL) is a conforming implementation of ANSI X3J13
Common Lisp that runs in the Java Virtual Machine. It compiles Lisp code
directly to Java byte code for execution.
It also provides the following integration methods for interfacing with Java
code and libraries:
- Lisp code can create Java objects and call their methods;
- Java code can call Lisp functions and generic functions, either directly
or Java Scripting API (JSR-223); - it is possible to create Lisp-side implementations of
Java interfaces that can be used as listeners for Swing classes and
similar.
There are three methods to install abcl 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 abcl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install abcl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install abcl
Install abcl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install abcl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install abcl
Install abcl 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 abcl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install abcl
How To Uninstall abcl on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the abcl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove abcl
Uninstall abcl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall abcl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove abcl
Remove abcl Configurations and Data
To remove abcl configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge abcl
Remove abcl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove abcl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge abcl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install abcl package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
