Leiningen Ubuntu 18.04 Installation

Install Leiningen for Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Leiningen Clojure Build Automation and Dependency Management Tool in Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic LTS GNU/Linux.

And Leiningen for Ubuntu Bionic is the Clojure counterpart of Maven, a popular tool for managing Java dependencies.

Moreover, Leiningen is compatible with Maven, so it has access to large and well-maintained repositories of Java libraries.

Finally, Clojure libraries are commonly found in the Clojars repository. This repository is, of course, enabled by default in Leiningen.

1. Open Terminal Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

   Ctrl+Alt+t

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Download Leiningen Script.

   cd  

   wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/technomancy/leiningen/stable/bin/lein

3. Relocating Leiningen Script.

   • System Wide Installation (need Admin Privileges)

     sudo su -c "chown root:root ./lein && chmod a+x ./lein"

     sudo su -c "mv ./lein /usr/local/bin/"

   • Local Installation

     chmod a+x ./lein

     mkdir $HOME/bin

     mv ./lein $HOME/bin

     Test installation:

     which lein

     If No Output then:

     echo "export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin" > $HOME/.bashrc

     source $HOME/.bashrc

4. How to Getting-Started with Leiningen and Clojure on Ubuntu

   Leiningen/Clojure Quick Start Ubuntu

   Leiningen Quick Start Guide

   The Linked Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Getting-Started with Leiningen and Clojure Hello-World App on Ubuntu.