How To Install roger-router-cli on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install roger-router-cli on Ubuntu 20.04. roger-router-cli is Home router management tool - command-line interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install roger-router-cli on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is roger-router-cli

roger-router-cli is:

Journal, Fax-Software and Call-Monitor for AVM FRITZ!Box or compatible routers. The following features are supported through plugins:

  • Call monitor, journal and address book
  • Use system as softphone or dial support
  • Fax transfer with CUPS integration.

A predecessor to the program was formerly called FRITZ!Box Fun (ffgtk).

This is the command-line interface part of the package only. The GUI is available in the roger-router package.

There are three methods to install roger-router-cli 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 roger-router-cli Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install roger-router-cli using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install roger-router-cli

Install roger-router-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install roger-router-cli using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install roger-router-cli

Install roger-router-cli 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 roger-router-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install roger-router-cli

How To Uninstall roger-router-cli on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the roger-router-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove roger-router-cli

Uninstall roger-router-cli And Its Dependencies

To uninstall roger-router-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove roger-router-cli

Remove roger-router-cli Configurations and Data

To remove roger-router-cli configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge roger-router-cli

Remove roger-router-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove roger-router-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge roger-router-cli

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install roger-router-cli package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.