How To Install age on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install age on Ubuntu 22.04. age is simple, modern and secure encryption tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install age on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is age

age is:

age features small explicit keys, no config options, and UNIX-style composability.

There are three methods to install age on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install age Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install age

Install age Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install age

Install age 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 age using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install age

How To Uninstall age on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove age

Uninstall age And Its Dependencies

To uninstall age and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove age

Remove age Configurations and Data

To remove age configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge age

Remove age configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge age

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install age package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.