How To Install bcpp on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcpp on Ubuntu 22.04. bcpp is C(++) beautifier

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcpp on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is bcpp

bcpp is:

bcpp indents C/C++ source programs, replacing tabs with spaces or the reverse. Unlike indent, it does (by design) not attempt to wrap long statements.

There are three methods to install bcpp on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bcpp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bcpp

Install bcpp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bcpp

Install bcpp 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 bcpp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bcpp

How To Uninstall bcpp on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove bcpp

Uninstall bcpp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bcpp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bcpp

Remove bcpp Configurations and Data

To remove bcpp configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bcpp

Remove bcpp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bcpp

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcpp package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.