How To Install sparse-test-inspect on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sparse-test-inspect on Ubuntu 18.04. sparse-test-inspect is semantic parser of source files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sparse-test-inspect on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sparse-test-inspect

sparse-test-inspect is:

Sparse, the semantic parser, provides a compiler frontend capable of parsing most of ANSI C as well as many GCC extensions, and a collection of sample compiler backends, including a static analyzer also called “sparse”. Sparse provides a set of annotations designed to convey semantic information about types, such as what address space pointers point to, or what locks a function acquires or releases.

This package contains the test-inspect program.

There are three methods to install sparse-test-inspect 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 sparse-test-inspect Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sparse-test-inspect using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sparse-test-inspect

Install sparse-test-inspect Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sparse-test-inspect using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sparse-test-inspect

Install sparse-test-inspect 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 sparse-test-inspect using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sparse-test-inspect

How To Uninstall sparse-test-inspect on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the sparse-test-inspect package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sparse-test-inspect

Uninstall sparse-test-inspect And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sparse-test-inspect and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sparse-test-inspect

Remove sparse-test-inspect Configurations and Data

To remove sparse-test-inspect configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sparse-test-inspect

Remove sparse-test-inspect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sparse-test-inspect configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sparse-test-inspect

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sparse-test-inspect package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.