How To Install snapcraft-parser on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install snapcraft-parser on Ubuntu 18.04. snapcraft-parser is cloud parser for shared snapcraft parts.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install snapcraft-parser on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is snapcraft-parser

snapcraft-parser is:

The parser is in charge of getting all the shared parts out there indexed into a common cacheable file. It processes multiple origin’s specified in yaml documents and outputs parts which snapcraft can utilize.

There are three methods to install snapcraft-parser on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install snapcraft-parser Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install snapcraft-parser using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install snapcraft-parser

Install snapcraft-parser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install snapcraft-parser using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install snapcraft-parser

Install snapcraft-parser 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 snapcraft-parser using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install snapcraft-parser

How To Uninstall snapcraft-parser on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the snapcraft-parser package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove snapcraft-parser

Uninstall snapcraft-parser And Its Dependencies

To uninstall snapcraft-parser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove snapcraft-parser

Remove snapcraft-parser Configurations and Data

To remove snapcraft-parser configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge snapcraft-parser

Remove snapcraft-parser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove snapcraft-parser configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snapcraft-parser

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install snapcraft-parser package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.