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