How To Install dataurl on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dataurl on Ubuntu 22.04. dataurl is Data URL Schemes in Golang (program)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dataurl on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is dataurl

dataurl is:

This package parses and generates Data URL Schemes for the Go language, according to RFC 2397 (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2397).

Data URLs are small chunks of data commonly used in browsers to display inline data, typically like small images, or when you use the FileReader API of the browser.

Common use-cases:

  • generate a data URL out of a string, []byte, io.Reader for inclusion in HTML templates
  • parse a data URL sent by a browser in a http.Handler, and do something with the data (save to disk, etc.)

This package contains the dataurl CLI utility.

There are three methods to install dataurl on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dataurl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dataurl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dataurl

Install dataurl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dataurl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dataurl

Install dataurl 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 dataurl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dataurl

How To Uninstall dataurl on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the dataurl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dataurl

Uninstall dataurl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dataurl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dataurl

Remove dataurl Configurations and Data

To remove dataurl configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dataurl

Remove dataurl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dataurl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dataurl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dataurl package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.