How To Install akregator on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install akregator on Ubuntu 20.04. akregator is RSS/Atom feed aggregator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install akregator on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is akregator

akregator is:

Akregator is a news feed reader. It enables you to follow news sites, blogs and other RSS/Atom-enabled websites without the need to manually check for updates using a web browser. Akregator is designed to be both easy to use and to be powerful enough to read hundreds of news sources conveniently. It comes with Konqueror integration for adding news feeds and with an internal browser for easy news reading.

This package is part of the KDE PIM module.

There are three methods to install akregator 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 akregator Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install akregator

Install akregator Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install akregator

Install akregator 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 akregator using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install akregator

How To Uninstall akregator on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove akregator

Uninstall akregator And Its Dependencies

To uninstall akregator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove akregator

Remove akregator Configurations and Data

To remove akregator configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge akregator

Remove akregator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge akregator

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install akregator package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.