How To Install ycmd 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 ycmd on Ubuntu.
What is ycmd
ycmd is:
ycmd is a server that provides APIs for code-completion and other code-comprehension use-cases like semantic GoTo commands (and others). For certain filetypes, ycmd can also provide diagnostic errors and warnings.
There are three methods to install ycmd 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 ycmd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ycmd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ycmd
Install ycmd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ycmd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ycmd
Install ycmd 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 ycmd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ycmd
How To Uninstall ycmd on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ycmd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ycmd
Uninstall ycmd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ycmd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ycmd
Remove ycmd Configurations and Data
To remove ycmd configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ycmd
Remove ycmd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ycmd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ycmd
Dependencies
ycmd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ycmd package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.