How To Install citadel-webcit on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install citadel-webcit on Ubuntu 20.04. citadel-webcit is web-based frontend to Citadel groupware server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install citadel-webcit on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is citadel-webcit

citadel-webcit is:

WebCit is a web-based, AJAX-enabled frontend to the Citadel groupware system. It is an attractive web middleware layer that allows user-friendly access. By combining WebCit and Citadel, you can have a versatile online environment with many users concurrently accessing the same system using the user interface of their choice (text, web, or downloaded client software).

There are three methods to install citadel-webcit 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 citadel-webcit Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install citadel-webcit

Install citadel-webcit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install citadel-webcit

Install citadel-webcit 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 citadel-webcit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install citadel-webcit

How To Uninstall citadel-webcit on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the citadel-webcit package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove citadel-webcit

Uninstall citadel-webcit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove citadel-webcit

Remove citadel-webcit Configurations and Data

To remove citadel-webcit configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge citadel-webcit

Remove citadel-webcit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge citadel-webcit

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Summary

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