How To Install openboard-contrib on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openboard-contrib on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is openboard-contrib
openboard-contrib is:
OpenBoard is an open source cross-platform interactive white board application designed primarily for use in schools.
It was originally forked from Open-Sankoré, which was itself based on Uniboard.
This package pulls in some contributions that are nice to have in OpenBoard, but have problematic licenses (and are, thus, shipped as part of Debian non-free).
There are three methods to install openboard-contrib 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 openboard-contrib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openboard-contrib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openboard-contrib
Install openboard-contrib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openboard-contrib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openboard-contrib
Install openboard-contrib 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 openboard-contrib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openboard-contrib
How To Uninstall openboard-contrib on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the openboard-contrib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openboard-contrib
Uninstall openboard-contrib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openboard-contrib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openboard-contrib
Remove openboard-contrib Configurations and Data
To remove openboard-contrib configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openboard-contrib
Remove openboard-contrib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openboard-contrib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openboard-contrib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openboard-contrib package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
