Clojure is a library meaning any version of Clojure can easily be used with a project.
The Clojure CLI tool will download the Clojure library and provides essential tools for Clojure development.
Use the Linux script installer from Clojure.org - Getting Started
The instructions should be as follows, possibly with a newer version
curl -O https://download.clojure.org/install/linux-install-1.10.2.774.sh
chmod +x linux-install-1.10.2.774.sh
sudo ./linux-install-1.10.2.774.shThe installation creates /usr/local/bin/clojure, /usr/local/bin/clj wrapper and /usr/local/lib/clojure directory.
Use the Homebrew command with the clojure/tools tap, as defined in the Clojure.org Getting started guide
brew install clojure/tools/clojureFor Windows 10 use Windows Subsystem for Linux and Windows Terminal are recommended if you have administrative privileges and are happy to use a Unix system on the command line.
Alternatively install scoop.sh, a command line installer for windows. Powershell 5 or greater is required. Follow the scoop-clojure getting started guide, summarized here:
Open "Windows PowerShell" and enter the following commands to configure the shell:
iwr -useb get.scoop.sh | iex
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser -ForceThen in the same PowerShell window, install the Clojure related tools using the following commands:
scoop bucket add extras
scoop bucket add java
scoop bucket add scoop-clojure https://github.com/littleli/scoop-clojure
scoop install git 7zip pshazz adoptopenjdk-lts-hotspot clojure leiningen clj-kondo vscode coreutils windows-terminalCheck CLI tools version
clojure -Sdescribe confirms that Clojure CLI tools are installed and will show the version of the tool. Use the latest version of Clojure CLI tools, or at least version 1.10.1.697.
Optional: rlwrap readline
Install the rlwrap binary to support the clj wrapper, which launches a Clojure REPL with command history.
rlwrap is available with most Linux systems. Look for install instructions by searching for rlwrap in a web browser.
rebel readline provides even more features in the command line REPL.