How To Install opencpn-plugins on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opencpn-plugins on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is opencpn-plugins
opencpn-plugins is:
This package is a transitional, empty package.
There are three methods to install opencpn-plugins 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 opencpn-plugins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install opencpn-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opencpn-plugins
Install opencpn-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opencpn-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opencpn-plugins
Install opencpn-plugins 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 opencpn-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opencpn-plugins
How To Uninstall opencpn-plugins on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the opencpn-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opencpn-plugins
Uninstall opencpn-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opencpn-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opencpn-plugins
Remove opencpn-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove opencpn-plugins configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opencpn-plugins
Remove opencpn-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opencpn-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opencpn-plugins
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opencpn-plugins package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.