How To Install terminix on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install terminix on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is terminix
terminix is:
This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install terminix 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 terminix Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install terminix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install terminix
Install terminix Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install terminix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install terminix
Install terminix 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 terminix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install terminix
How To Uninstall terminix on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the terminix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove terminix
Uninstall terminix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall terminix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove terminix
Remove terminix Configurations and Data
To remove terminix configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge terminix
Remove terminix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove terminix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge terminix
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install terminix package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
