How To Install ycm-cmake-modules on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ycm-cmake-modules on Ubuntu.
What is ycm-cmake-modules
ycm-cmake-modules is:
The package YCM contains a set of CMake files that support creation and maintenance of repositories and software packages. YCM has been written with the aim of solving some of the problems encountered while managing large research projects but it can be used outside it initial context.
YCM is not a replacement to CMake or yet another build system. YCM is just a thin layer over CMake. It does not add extra dependencies like other build systems, it does not use Python, Ruby, or other scripting languages, it is written using CMake language. It is a collection of CMake modules, most of them candidate for being contributed upstream.
There are three methods to install ycm-cmake-modules on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ycm-cmake-modules Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ycm-cmake-modules using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ycm-cmake-modules
Install ycm-cmake-modules Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ycm-cmake-modules using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ycm-cmake-modules
Install ycm-cmake-modules 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 ycm-cmake-modules using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ycm-cmake-modules
How To Uninstall ycm-cmake-modules on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ycm-cmake-modules package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ycm-cmake-modules
Uninstall ycm-cmake-modules And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ycm-cmake-modules and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ycm-cmake-modules
Remove ycm-cmake-modules Configurations and Data
To remove ycm-cmake-modules configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ycm-cmake-modules
Remove ycm-cmake-modules configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ycm-cmake-modules configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ycm-cmake-modules
Dependencies
ycm-cmake-modules have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ycm-cmake-modules package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.