How To Install lola on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lola on Ubuntu 22.04. lola is LL parser generator

Introduction

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

What is lola

lola is:

Lola is a general-purpose LL parser generator that converts a grammar describing an LL context-free language into either a C or Python program to parse the language.

There are three methods to install lola 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 lola Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lola

Install lola Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lola

Install lola 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 lola using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lola

How To Uninstall lola on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove lola

Uninstall lola And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lola

Remove lola Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lola

Remove lola configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lola

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Summary

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