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