How To Install cadubi on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cadubi on Ubuntu 20.04. cadubi is Creative ASCII Drawing Utility By Ian

Introduction

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

What is cadubi

cadubi is:

CADUBI is an application written in Perl that allows you to draw text-based images that are viewable on typical unix-based consoles. Usually the applications that emulate these consoles support various text modes, such as background and foreground colors, bold, and inverse.

This text art, commonly called “ASCII art”, is used in various places such as online BBSes, email and login prompts.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cadubi

Install cadubi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cadubi

Install cadubi 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 cadubi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cadubi

How To Uninstall cadubi on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cadubi

Uninstall cadubi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cadubi

Remove cadubi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cadubi

Remove cadubi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cadubi

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Summary

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