How To Install gperf-ace on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gperf-ace on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gperf-ace
gperf-ace is:
This package is a transitional package to ace-gperf.
It can be safely removed after installation.
There are three methods to install gperf-ace on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gperf-ace Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gperf-ace using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gperf-ace
Install gperf-ace Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gperf-ace using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gperf-ace
Install gperf-ace 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 gperf-ace using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gperf-ace
How To Uninstall gperf-ace on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gperf-ace package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gperf-ace
Uninstall gperf-ace And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gperf-ace and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gperf-ace
Remove gperf-ace Configurations and Data
To remove gperf-ace configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gperf-ace
Remove gperf-ace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gperf-ace configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gperf-ace
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gperf-ace package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
