How To Install gexec on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gexec
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gexec
gexec is:
gexec is a small and simple command executer using GTK+. It features autocompletition and a command history. Furthermore gexec can run the chosen command as root or in a terminal emulator.
There are three methods to install gexec
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 gexec Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gexec
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gexec
Install gexec Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gexec
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gexec
Install gexec 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 gexec
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gexec
How To Uninstall gexec on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gexec
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gexec
Uninstall gexec And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gexec
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gexec
Remove gexec Configurations and Data
To remove gexec
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gexec
Remove gexec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gexec
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gexec
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gexec
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.