How To Install javacc4-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install javacc4-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is javacc4-doc
javacc4-doc is:
Documentation and examples for JavaCC parser generator.
Java Compiler-Compiler (JavaCC) is (according to sun) “the most popular parser generator” for use with Java [tm] applications.
A parser generator is a tool that reads a grammar specification and converts it to a Java program that can recognize matches to the grammar. In addition to the parser generator itself, JavaCC provides other standard capabilities related to parser generation such as tree building (via a tool called JJTree included with JavaCC), actions, debugging, etc.
There are three methods to install javacc4-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 javacc4-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 javacc4-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install javacc4-doc
Install javacc4-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install javacc4-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install javacc4-doc
Install javacc4-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 javacc4-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install javacc4-doc
How To Uninstall javacc4-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the javacc4-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove javacc4-doc
Uninstall javacc4-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall javacc4-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove javacc4-doc
Remove javacc4-doc Configurations and Data
To remove javacc4-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge javacc4-doc
Remove javacc4-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove javacc4-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge javacc4-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install javacc4-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
