How To Install fspy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fspy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fspy
fspy is:
fspy is an easy to use Linux filesystem activity monitoring tool which is meant to be small, fast and to handle system resources conservative. You can apply filters, use diffing and your own output format in order to get the best results.
There are three methods to install fspy 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 fspy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fspy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fspy
Install fspy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fspy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fspy
Install fspy 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 fspy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fspy
How To Uninstall fspy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fspy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fspy
Uninstall fspy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fspy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fspy
Remove fspy Configurations and Data
To remove fspy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fspy
Remove fspy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fspy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fspy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fspy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.