How To Install antlr3-maven-plugin on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install antlr3-maven-plugin on Ubuntu 20.04. antlr3-maven-plugin is Maven plugin for ANTLR 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install antlr3-maven-plugin on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is antlr3-maven-plugin

antlr3-maven-plugin is:

ANTLR, ANother Tool for Language Recognition, (formerly PCCTS) is a language tool that provides a framework for constructing recognizers, compilers, and translators from grammatical descriptions containing C++ or Java actions [You can use PCCTS 1.xx to generate C-based parsers].

This package provides the Maven plugin that supports compiling ANTLR 3 grammars during a Maven build

There are three methods to install antlr3-maven-plugin on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install antlr3-maven-plugin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install antlr3-maven-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install antlr3-maven-plugin

Install antlr3-maven-plugin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install antlr3-maven-plugin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install antlr3-maven-plugin

Install antlr3-maven-plugin 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 antlr3-maven-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install antlr3-maven-plugin

How To Uninstall antlr3-maven-plugin on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the antlr3-maven-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove antlr3-maven-plugin

Uninstall antlr3-maven-plugin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall antlr3-maven-plugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove antlr3-maven-plugin

Remove antlr3-maven-plugin Configurations and Data

To remove antlr3-maven-plugin configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge antlr3-maven-plugin

Remove antlr3-maven-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove antlr3-maven-plugin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge antlr3-maven-plugin

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install antlr3-maven-plugin package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.