Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libantlr4-runtime4.8 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libantlr4-runtime4.8
libantlr4-runtime4.8 is:
ANTLR (ANother Tool for Language Recognition) is a powerful parser generator
for reading, processing, executing, or translating structured text or binary
files. It’s widely used to build languages, tools, and frameworks. From a
grammar, ANTLR generates a parser that can build and walk parse trees.
This package contains the shared library of C++ runtime support for ANTLR.
There are three methods to install libantlr4-runtime4.8 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 libantlr4-runtime4.8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libantlr4-runtime4.8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libantlr4-runtime4.8
Install libantlr4-runtime4.8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libantlr4-runtime4.8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libantlr4-runtime4.8
Install libantlr4-runtime4.8 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 libantlr4-runtime4.8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libantlr4-runtime4.8
How To Uninstall libantlr4-runtime4.8 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libantlr4-runtime4.8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libantlr4-runtime4.8
Uninstall libantlr4-runtime4.8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libantlr4-runtime4.8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libantlr4-runtime4.8
Remove libantlr4-runtime4.8 Configurations and Data
To remove libantlr4-runtime4.8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libantlr4-runtime4.8
Remove libantlr4-runtime4.8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libantlr4-runtime4.8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libantlr4-runtime4.8
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libantlr4-runtime4.8 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
