How To Install ycmd on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ycmd on Debian 9. ycmd is code-completion & comprehension server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ycmd on Debian 9.

What is ycmd

ycmd is:

ycmd is a server that provides APIs for code-completion and other code-comprehension use-cases like semantic GoTo commands (and others). For certain filetypes, ycmd can also provide diagnostic errors and warnings.

There are three methods to install ycmd on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ycmd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ycmd

Install ycmd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ycmd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ycmd

Install ycmd 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 ycmd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ycmd

How To Uninstall ycmd on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ycmd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ycmd

Uninstall ycmd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ycmd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ycmd

Remove ycmd Configurations and Data

To remove ycmd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ycmd

Remove ycmd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ycmd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ycmd

Dependencies

ycmd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ycmd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.