How To Install menhir on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install menhir on Debian 9.
What is menhir
menhir is:
Menhir is a LR(1) parser generator for OCaml. It is mostly compatible with the standard ocamlyacc and has the following enhancements:
- it accepts LR(1) grammars,
- it offers parameterized nonterminal symbols as well as a library of standard definitions,
- it explains conflicts in terms of the grammar,
- it allows grammar specifications to be split over multiple files and parametrized by OCaml modules,
- it produces reentrant parsers.
There are three methods to install menhir on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install menhir Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install menhir using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install menhir
Install menhir Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install menhir using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install menhir
Install menhir 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 menhir using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install menhir
How To Uninstall menhir on Debian 9
To uninstall only the menhir package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove menhir
Uninstall menhir And Its Dependencies
To uninstall menhir and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove menhir
Remove menhir Configurations and Data
To remove menhir configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge menhir
Remove menhir configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove menhir configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge menhir
Dependencies
menhir have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install menhir package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.