How To Install sysvbanner on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sysvbanner on Ubuntu 20.04. sysvbanner is System-V banner clone

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sysvbanner on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is sysvbanner

sysvbanner is:

Displays, horizontally, a ‘banner’ text in the same way as the System V banner does.

This package provides the banner and sysvbanner commands (the same function).

There are three methods to install sysvbanner 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 sysvbanner Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sysvbanner

Install sysvbanner Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sysvbanner using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sysvbanner

Install sysvbanner 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 sysvbanner using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sysvbanner

How To Uninstall sysvbanner on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the sysvbanner package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sysvbanner

Uninstall sysvbanner And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sysvbanner

Remove sysvbanner Configurations and Data

To remove sysvbanner configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sysvbanner

Remove sysvbanner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sysvbanner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sysvbanner

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Summary

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