How To Install gnome-system-log on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-system-log on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnome-system-log
gnome-system-log is:
This program displays system log files in a friendly way and allows one to filter or search expressions in them.
There are three methods to install gnome-system-log 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 gnome-system-log Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-system-log using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-system-log
Install gnome-system-log Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-system-log using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-system-log
Install gnome-system-log 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 gnome-system-log using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-system-log
How To Uninstall gnome-system-log on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnome-system-log package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-system-log
Uninstall gnome-system-log And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-system-log and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-system-log
Remove gnome-system-log Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-system-log configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-system-log
Remove gnome-system-log configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-system-log configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-system-log
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-system-log package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
