How To Install libantlr-java on Debian 10

Learn how to install libantlr-java on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libantlr-java is language tool for constructing recognizers, compilers etc (java library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libantlr-java on Debian 10.

What is libantlr-java

libantlr-java 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].

There are three methods to install libantlr-java on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libantlr-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libantlr-java

Install libantlr-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libantlr-java

Install libantlr-java 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libantlr-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libantlr-java

How To Uninstall libantlr-java on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libantlr-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libantlr-java

Uninstall libantlr-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libantlr-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libantlr-java

Remove libantlr-java Configurations and Data

To remove libantlr-java configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libantlr-java

Remove libantlr-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libantlr-java

Dependencies

libantlr-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libantlr-java package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.