How To Install cowpatty on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cowpatty on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is cowpatty
cowpatty is:
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There are three methods to install cowpatty 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 cowpatty Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cowpatty using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cowpatty
Install cowpatty Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cowpatty using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cowpatty
Install cowpatty 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 cowpatty using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cowpatty
How To Uninstall cowpatty on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the cowpatty package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cowpatty
Uninstall cowpatty And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cowpatty and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cowpatty
Remove cowpatty Configurations and Data
To remove cowpatty configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cowpatty
Remove cowpatty configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cowpatty configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cowpatty
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cowpatty package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.