How to Install flex-old software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install flex-old software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

flex-old software package provides Old version of the fast lexical analyzer generator, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install flex-old 

flex-old is installed in your system.

Make ensure the flex-old package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep flex-old *

You will get with flex-old package name, version, architecture and description in a table

flex-old package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Development
Package flex-old
Version 2.5.4a-10
Description Old version of the fast lexical analyzer generator
Sub Section Devel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove flex-old software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?