How To Install sparse on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sparse on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sparse
sparse 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.
Sparse can be invoked directly as “sparse” or via the “cgcc” wrapper around the C compiler.
There are three methods to install sparse 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sparse
Install sparse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sparse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sparse
Install sparse 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sparse
How To Uninstall sparse on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sparse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sparse
Uninstall sparse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sparse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sparse
Remove sparse Configurations and Data
To remove sparse configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sparse
Remove sparse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sparse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sparse
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sparse package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
