How To Install couchapp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install couchapp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is couchapp
couchapp is:
CouchApp is a set of helpers and a jQuery plugin that conspire to get you up and running on CouchDB quickly and correctly. It brings clarity and order to the freedom of CouchDB’s document-based approach.
There are three methods to install couchapp 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 couchapp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install couchapp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install couchapp
Install couchapp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install couchapp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install couchapp
Install couchapp 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 couchapp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install couchapp
How To Uninstall couchapp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the couchapp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove couchapp
Uninstall couchapp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall couchapp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove couchapp
Remove couchapp Configurations and Data
To remove couchapp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge couchapp
Remove couchapp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove couchapp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge couchapp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install couchapp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
