How To Install arqiver on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install arqiver on Ubuntu 22.04. arqiver is Simple Qt5 archive manager; front-end for libarchive, gzip and 7z.

Introduction

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

What is arqiver

arqiver is:

Arqiver can extract, create and edit archives that are supported by its back-ends. It can open archives by drag-and-drop. With 7z, it also supports password protection.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install arqiver

Install arqiver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install arqiver

Install arqiver 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 arqiver using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install arqiver

How To Uninstall arqiver on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove arqiver

Uninstall arqiver And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove arqiver

Remove arqiver Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge arqiver

Remove arqiver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge arqiver

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Summary

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