How To Install pccts on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pccts on Debian 11.
What is pccts
pccts is:
PCCTS consists of ANother Tool for Language Recognition (ANTLR), a DFA-based Lexical analyzer Generator (DLG) and assorted other utilities designed for the construction of compilers and other language translators. ANTLR is a parser generator which generates recursive descent parsers which are easier to debug than the table driven bottom-up parsers created by YACC. It also provides support for the automatic generation of Abstract Syntax Trees (AST’s). Many projects have stopped using PCCTS and moved on to antlr, which is also packaged for Debian. New projects should probably look there first. However PCCTS will be maintained in Debian as long as there is interest in doing so.
There are three methods to install pccts on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pccts Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pccts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pccts
Install pccts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pccts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pccts
Install pccts 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 pccts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pccts
How To Uninstall pccts on Debian 11
To uninstall only the pccts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pccts
Uninstall pccts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pccts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pccts
Remove pccts Configurations and Data
To remove pccts configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pccts
Remove pccts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pccts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pccts
Dependencies
pccts have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pccts package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.