How To Install apturl on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install apturl on Ubuntu 20.04. apturl is install packages using the apt protocol - GTK+ frontend

Introduction

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

What is apturl

apturl is:

AptUrl is a simple graphical application that takes an URL (which follows the apt-protocol) as a command line option, parses it and carries out the operations that the URL describes (that is, it asks the user if he wants the indicated packages to be installed and if the answer is positive does so for him).

This package contains the GTK+ frontend. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install apturl

Install apturl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install apturl

Install apturl 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 apturl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apturl

How To Uninstall apturl on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove apturl

Uninstall apturl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apturl

Remove apturl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge apturl

Remove apturl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apturl

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Summary

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