How To Install libparser-mgc-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libparser-mgc-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libparser-mgc-perl is builder for simple recursive-descent parsers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libparser-mgc-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libparser-mgc-perl

libparser-mgc-perl is:

Parser::MGC provides a low-level framework for building recursive-descent parsers that consume a given input string from left to right, returning a parse structure. It takes its name from the `m//gc’ regexps used to implement the token parsing behaviour.

It provides a number of token-parsing methods, which each extract a grammatical token from the string. It also provides wrapping methods that can be used to build up a possibly-recursive grammar structure, by applying a structure around other parts of parsing code.

There are three methods to install libparser-mgc-perl 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 libparser-mgc-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 libparser-mgc-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libparser-mgc-perl

Install libparser-mgc-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libparser-mgc-perl

Install libparser-mgc-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libparser-mgc-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libparser-mgc-perl

How To Uninstall libparser-mgc-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libparser-mgc-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libparser-mgc-perl

Uninstall libparser-mgc-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libparser-mgc-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libparser-mgc-perl

Remove libparser-mgc-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libparser-mgc-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libparser-mgc-perl

Remove libparser-mgc-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libparser-mgc-perl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libparser-mgc-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.