How to Install flex software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install flex software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

flex software package provides fast lexical analyzer generator, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

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

flex is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep flex *

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

flex package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Development
Package flex
Version 2.6.0-11
Description fast lexical analyzer generator
Sub Section Devel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove flex software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?


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