How To Install consolation on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install consolation on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is consolation
consolation is:
This package provides copy-paste and scrolling support to the Linux console.
It is based on the libinput library and supports all pointer devices and settings provided by this library.
There are three methods to install consolation 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 consolation Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install consolation using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install consolation
Install consolation Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install consolation using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install consolation
Install consolation 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 consolation using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install consolation
How To Uninstall consolation on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the consolation package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove consolation
Uninstall consolation And Its Dependencies
To uninstall consolation and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove consolation
Remove consolation Configurations and Data
To remove consolation configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge consolation
Remove consolation configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove consolation configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge consolation
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install consolation package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.