# Quicklisp and debian

DevFeed: [Quicklisp and debian](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/quicklisp-and-debian-34553.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://tapoueh.org/blog/2015/05/quicklisp-and-debian/>)

Author: Dimitri Fontaine PostgreSQL Major Contributor; Author

Published: 2015-05-02T14:06:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dimitri Fontaine](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dimitri-fontaine.md>)

Topics: [Common Lisp](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/common-lisp.md>), [Debian](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debian.md>), [Lisp](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/lisp.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>)

Tags: [automate](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automate.md>), [automated](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automated.md>), [debian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debian.md>), [dependencies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dependencies.md>), [library](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/library.md>), [lisp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lisp.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes using Quicklisp as an upstream source for packaging Common Lisp libraries for Debian. It explains how the ql-to-deb software reads Quicklisp metadata, compares releases with managed Debian packages, automates updates, and supports testing and signing packages before upload.

## Source excerpt

Common Lisp users are very happy to use Quicklisp when it comes to downloading and maintaining dependencies between their own code and the librairies it is using.