How To Install axe on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install axe on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is axe
axe is:
aXe is a simple to use text editor for X that represents a significant improvement over xedit. Also built around the Athena Text Widget it features, amongst other things, o multiple windows, buffers o configurable menus, optional configurable button interface o provision for defining keyboard macros o file selection via a browser o parenthesis matching, regular expression searching o restricted or unlimited undo o ability to change font o both brief and comprehensive (hypertext) on-line help
There are three methods to install axe on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install axe Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install axe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install axe
Install axe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install axe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install axe
Install axe 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 axe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install axe
How To Uninstall axe on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the axe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove axe
Uninstall axe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall axe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove axe
Remove axe Configurations and Data
To remove axe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge axe
Remove axe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove axe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge axe
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install axe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
