How To Install styx-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install styx-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. styx-doc is combined parser/scanner generator documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install styx-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is styx-doc

styx-doc is:

“The Styx Handbook” describes application development with styx and contains HTML reference documentation for the styx API.

Contains a full blown example showing how to build an XML parser with styx.

cf. styx for features.

There are three methods to install styx-doc 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 styx-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install styx-doc

Install styx-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install styx-doc

Install styx-doc 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 styx-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install styx-doc

How To Uninstall styx-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the styx-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove styx-doc

Uninstall styx-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove styx-doc

Remove styx-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge styx-doc

Remove styx-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge styx-doc

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Summary

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