How To Install vala-terminal on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install vala-terminal on Ubuntu 18.04. vala-terminal is Terminal emulator for mobile devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vala-terminal on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is vala-terminal

vala-terminal is:

vala-terminal is terminal program based on libvte and written in Vala. It was designed with mobile devices in mind.

This package is part of the freesmartphone.org software stack and it is targeted for smartphones.

There are three methods to install vala-terminal 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 vala-terminal Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vala-terminal

Install vala-terminal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vala-terminal

Install vala-terminal 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 vala-terminal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vala-terminal

How To Uninstall vala-terminal on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the vala-terminal package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vala-terminal

Uninstall vala-terminal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vala-terminal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vala-terminal

Remove vala-terminal Configurations and Data

To remove vala-terminal configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vala-terminal

Remove vala-terminal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vala-terminal

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vala-terminal package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.