How To Install ncc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ncc
ncc is:
A small, extensible tool that provides program analysis data of C source code. This data can be used to analyze the function call flow of programs with tools such as graphviz and springgraph. Included with this distribution is nccnav that can be used to study the call hierarchy of C source code on a text-mode console.
There are three methods to install ncc 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 ncc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ncc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ncc
Install ncc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ncc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ncc
Install ncc 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 ncc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ncc
How To Uninstall ncc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ncc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ncc
Uninstall ncc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ncc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ncc
Remove ncc Configurations and Data
To remove ncc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ncc
Remove ncc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ncc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ncc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
