How To Install eiciel on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install eiciel on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is eiciel
eiciel is:
A graphical tool to manipulate POSIX ACLs and extended user attributes for the GNOME environment. It integrates nicely into the Nautilus file manager but also features a standalone application.
There are three methods to install eiciel 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 eiciel Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install eiciel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install eiciel
Install eiciel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install eiciel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install eiciel
Install eiciel 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 eiciel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install eiciel
How To Uninstall eiciel on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the eiciel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove eiciel
Uninstall eiciel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall eiciel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove eiciel
Remove eiciel Configurations and Data
To remove eiciel configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge eiciel
Remove eiciel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove eiciel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eiciel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install eiciel package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.