How To Install apt-xapian-index on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-xapian-index on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is apt-xapian-index
apt-xapian-index is:
This package provides update-apt-xapian-index, a tool to maintain a Xapian index of Debian package information in /var/lib/apt-xapian-index, and axi-cache, a command line search tool that uses the index.
axi-cache allows one to search packages very quickly, and it also interfaces with the shell command line completion in a smart way, providing context-sensitive keyword and tag suggestions even before the search command is actually run.
update-apt-xapian-index allows plugins to be installed in /usr/share/apt-xapian-index to index all sorts of extra information, such as Debtags tags, popcon information, package ratings and anything else that would fit.
The index generated by update-apt-xapian-index is self-documenting, as it contains an autogenerated README file with information on the index layout and all the data that can be found in it. Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop
There are three methods to install apt-xapian-index 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 apt-xapian-index Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-xapian-index using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-xapian-index
Install apt-xapian-index Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-xapian-index using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-xapian-index
Install apt-xapian-index 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 apt-xapian-index using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-xapian-index
How To Uninstall apt-xapian-index on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the apt-xapian-index package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-xapian-index
Uninstall apt-xapian-index And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-xapian-index and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-xapian-index
Remove apt-xapian-index Configurations and Data
To remove apt-xapian-index configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-xapian-index
Remove apt-xapian-index configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-xapian-index configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-xapian-index
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-xapian-index package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
