How To Install checkbot on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install checkbot on Ubuntu 20.04. checkbot is WWW link verifier

Introduction

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

What is checkbot

checkbot is:

Checkbot verifies links within a region of the World Wide Web. It checks all pages within an identified region, and all links within that region. After checking all links within the region, it will also check all links which point outside of the region, and then stop.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install checkbot

Install checkbot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install checkbot

Install checkbot 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 checkbot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install checkbot

How To Uninstall checkbot on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove checkbot

Uninstall checkbot And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove checkbot

Remove checkbot Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge checkbot

Remove checkbot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge checkbot

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Summary

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