How To Install ohcount on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ohcount on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ohcount
ohcount is:
Ohcount supports over 70 popular programming languages. Ohcount does more than just count lines of code. It can also detect popular open source licenses such as GPL within a large directory of source code. It can also detect code that targets a particular programming API, such as Win32 or KDE. Ohcount is the line counter which powers http://www.openhub.net/
There are three methods to install ohcount 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 ohcount Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ohcount using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ohcount
Install ohcount Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ohcount using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ohcount
Install ohcount 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 ohcount using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ohcount
How To Uninstall ohcount on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ohcount package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ohcount
Uninstall ohcount And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ohcount and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ohcount
Remove ohcount Configurations and Data
To remove ohcount configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ohcount
Remove ohcount configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ohcount configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ohcount
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ohcount package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
