How To Install libfl2 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfl2 on Debian 11.
What is libfl2
libfl2 is:
Flex is a tool for generating scanners: programs which recognized lexical patterns in text. It reads the given input files for a description of a scanner to generate. The description is in the form of pairs of regular expressions and C code, called rules. Flex generates as output a C source file, lex.yy.c, which defines a routine yylex(). This file is compiled and linked with the -lfl library to produce an executable. When the executable is run, it analyzes its input for occurrences of the regular expressions. Whenever it finds one, it executes the corresponding C code.
This package contains the shared library for flex.
There are three methods to install libfl2 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfl2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfl2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfl2
Install libfl2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfl2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfl2
Install libfl2 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 libfl2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfl2
How To Uninstall libfl2 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libfl2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfl2
Uninstall libfl2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfl2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfl2
Remove libfl2 Configurations and Data
To remove libfl2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfl2
Remove libfl2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfl2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfl2
Dependencies
libfl2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfl2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.