How To Install autoconf-archive on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf-archive on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is autoconf-archive
autoconf-archive is:
Autoconf Macro Archive aims to provide a central repository of useful and tested Autoconf macros for software developers around the world. This package contains the complete content of the Autoconf Macro Archive as found at http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/.
There are three methods to install autoconf-archive 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 autoconf-archive Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install autoconf-archive using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install autoconf-archive
Install autoconf-archive Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install autoconf-archive using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install autoconf-archive
Install autoconf-archive 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 autoconf-archive using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install autoconf-archive
How To Uninstall autoconf-archive on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the autoconf-archive package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove autoconf-archive
Uninstall autoconf-archive And Its Dependencies
To uninstall autoconf-archive and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove autoconf-archive
Remove autoconf-archive Configurations and Data
To remove autoconf-archive configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge autoconf-archive
Remove autoconf-archive configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove autoconf-archive configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autoconf-archive
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf-archive package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
