How To Install ebnflint on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ebnflint on Kali Linux. ebnflint is verifies EBNF productions are consistent and grammatically correct

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ebnflint on Kali Linux.

What is ebnflint

ebnflint is:

Ebnflint verifies that EBNF productions are consistent and grammatically correct. It reads them from an HTML document such as the Go specification.

Grammar productions are grouped in boxes demarcated by the HTML elements

   

Usage:

ebnflint [–start production] [file]

The –start flag specifies the name of the start production for the grammar; it defaults to “Start”.

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

Install ebnflint Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ebnflint

Install ebnflint Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ebnflint

Install ebnflint Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install ebnflint

How To Uninstall ebnflint on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ebnflint

Uninstall ebnflint And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ebnflint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ebnflint

Remove ebnflint Configurations and Data

To remove ebnflint configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ebnflint

Remove ebnflint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ebnflint

Dependencies

ebnflint have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ebnflint package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.