How To Install ml-yacc on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ml-yacc on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ml-yacc
ml-yacc is:
SML version of the yacc program, generates a parser for a LALR language. This package is useful for SML developers requiring a parser in their work.
There are three methods to install ml-yacc on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ml-yacc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ml-yacc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ml-yacc
Install ml-yacc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ml-yacc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ml-yacc
Install ml-yacc 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 ml-yacc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ml-yacc
How To Uninstall ml-yacc on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ml-yacc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ml-yacc
Uninstall ml-yacc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ml-yacc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ml-yacc
Remove ml-yacc Configurations and Data
To remove ml-yacc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ml-yacc
Remove ml-yacc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ml-yacc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ml-yacc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ml-yacc package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
