How To Install orville-write on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install orville-write on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is orville-write
orville-write is:
Orville Write is an alternative to the default write program. It has many features which are not present in the default write including helper flags, telegrams, access control, and more.
The Orville Write home page is at: http://www.unixpapa.com/write.html
There are three methods to install orville-write 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 orville-write Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install orville-write using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install orville-write
Install orville-write Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install orville-write using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install orville-write
Install orville-write 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 orville-write using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install orville-write
How To Uninstall orville-write on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the orville-write package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove orville-write
Uninstall orville-write And Its Dependencies
To uninstall orville-write and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove orville-write
Remove orville-write Configurations and Data
To remove orville-write configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge orville-write
Remove orville-write configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove orville-write configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge orville-write
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install orville-write package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
