How To Install forg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install forg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is forg
forg is:
forg is a new graphical browser for gopher written in Python. It will let you browse the world-wide gopherspace and handles various types of media, including HTML and video.
There are three methods to install forg 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 forg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install forg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install forg
Install forg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install forg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install forg
Install forg 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 forg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install forg
How To Uninstall forg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the forg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove forg
Uninstall forg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall forg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove forg
Remove forg Configurations and Data
To remove forg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge forg
Remove forg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove forg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge forg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install forg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.