How To Install lfhex on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lfhex on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lfhex
lfhex is:
lfhex is an application for viewing and editing files in hex, octal, binary, or ascii text. The main strength of lfhex is its ability to work with files much larger than system memory or address space.
There are three methods to install lfhex 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 lfhex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lfhex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lfhex
Install lfhex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lfhex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lfhex
Install lfhex 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 lfhex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lfhex
How To Uninstall lfhex on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lfhex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lfhex
Uninstall lfhex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lfhex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lfhex
Remove lfhex Configurations and Data
To remove lfhex configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lfhex
Remove lfhex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lfhex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lfhex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lfhex package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
