How To Install ncurses-hexedit on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-hexedit on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ncurses-hexedit
ncurses-hexedit is:
Hexedit is a file editor which allows editing and viewing a file in hexadecimal, along with its ASCII or EBCDIC text equivalent. Standard editing features include insert, delete, search (text or byte searches), highlighted changes, undo, two different viewing formats, and full screen text snapshots. Allows editing of fixed disks as well. Includes a binary/octal/decimal/hex converter.
There are three methods to install ncurses-hexedit on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ncurses-hexedit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ncurses-hexedit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ncurses-hexedit
Install ncurses-hexedit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ncurses-hexedit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ncurses-hexedit
Install ncurses-hexedit 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 ncurses-hexedit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ncurses-hexedit
How To Uninstall ncurses-hexedit on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ncurses-hexedit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ncurses-hexedit
Uninstall ncurses-hexedit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ncurses-hexedit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ncurses-hexedit
Remove ncurses-hexedit Configurations and Data
To remove ncurses-hexedit configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ncurses-hexedit
Remove ncurses-hexedit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ncurses-hexedit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ncurses-hexedit
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-hexedit package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
