Install m4 on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install m4
Learn how to install m4 with the command sudo apt-get install m4 on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of m4:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: m4
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install m4
Package Details | |
| Package: | m4 |
| Version: | 1.4.16-2ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/ |
| Description: | a macro processing language GNU `m4' is an implementation of the traditional UNIX macro processor. It is mostly SVR4 compatible, although it has some extensions (for example, handling more than 9 positional parameters to macros). `m4' also has builtin functions for including files, running shell commands, doing arithmetic, etc. Autoconf needs GNU `m4' for generating `configure' scripts, but not for running them. Multi-Arch: foreign Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | interpreters |
How to install m4 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If m4 is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L m4' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L m4 Package `m4' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing m4:
After system update use the following command to install m4:
sudo apt-get install m4
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove m4 from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the m4 from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the m4 following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove m4
Following command is used to remove the m4 package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove m4
This will remove m4 and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing m4 with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge m4
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove m4
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with m4 package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.