How To Install perl-byacc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-byacc on Debian 12.
What is perl-byacc
perl-byacc is:
Yacc reads the grammar specification in a file and generates an LR(1) parser for it. The parsers consist of a set of LALR(1) parsing tables and a driver routine written in the C programming language. This version is able to produce Perl programs.
There are three methods to install perl-byacc on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install perl-byacc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install perl-byacc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install perl-byacc
Install perl-byacc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install perl-byacc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install perl-byacc
Install perl-byacc 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 perl-byacc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install perl-byacc
How To Uninstall perl-byacc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the perl-byacc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove perl-byacc
Uninstall perl-byacc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall perl-byacc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove perl-byacc
Remove perl-byacc Configurations and Data
To remove perl-byacc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge perl-byacc
Remove perl-byacc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove perl-byacc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perl-byacc
Dependencies
perl-byacc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-byacc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
