Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpp
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gpp
gpp is:
GPP is a general-purpose preprocessor with customizable syntax, suitable for
a wide range of preprocessing tasks. Its independence from any one
programming language makes it much more versatile than the C preprocessor
(cpp), while its syntax is lighter and more flexible than that of GNU m4.
There are built-in macros for use with C/C++, LaTeX, HTML, XHTML, and Prolog
files.
There are three methods to install gpp
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 gpp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gpp
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gpp
Install gpp Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gpp
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gpp
Install gpp 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 gpp
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gpp
How To Uninstall gpp on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gpp
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gpp
Uninstall gpp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gpp
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpp
Remove gpp Configurations and Data
To remove gpp
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gpp
Remove gpp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gpp
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpp
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpp
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.