How To Install libparse-recdescent-perl on Debian 10

Learn how to install libparse-recdescent-perl on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libparse-recdescent-perl is Perl module to create and use recursive-descent parsers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libparse-recdescent-perl on Debian 10.

What is libparse-recdescent-perl

libparse-recdescent-perl is:

Parse::RecDescent incrementally generates top-down recursive-descent text parsers from simple yacc-like grammar specifications. It provides:

  • Regular expressions or literal strings as terminals (tokens)
  • Multiple (non-contiguous) productions for any rule
  • Repeated, optional and alternate sub-rules within productions
  • Late-bound (run-time dispatched) sub-rules
  • Full access to Perl within actions specified as part of the grammar
  • Simple automated error reporting during parser generation and parsing
  • The ability to commit to, uncommit to, or reject particular productions during a parse
  • Incremental extension of the parsing grammar (even during a parse)
  • The ability to retrieve the generated parsing code

There are three methods to install libparse-recdescent-perl 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 libparse-recdescent-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libparse-recdescent-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libparse-recdescent-perl

Install libparse-recdescent-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libparse-recdescent-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libparse-recdescent-perl

Install libparse-recdescent-perl 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 libparse-recdescent-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libparse-recdescent-perl

How To Uninstall libparse-recdescent-perl on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libparse-recdescent-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libparse-recdescent-perl

Uninstall libparse-recdescent-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libparse-recdescent-perl

Remove libparse-recdescent-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libparse-recdescent-perl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libparse-recdescent-perl

Remove libparse-recdescent-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libparse-recdescent-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libparse-recdescent-perl

Dependencies

libparse-recdescent-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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