How To Install gntp-send on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gntp-send on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gntp-send
gntp-send is:
Growl is a notification system for Mac OS X. It uses GNTP (Growl Notification Transport Protocol) for notification.
gntp-send is a command line tool which supports GNTP.
There are three methods to install gntp-send 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 gntp-send Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gntp-send using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gntp-send
Install gntp-send Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gntp-send using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gntp-send
Install gntp-send 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 gntp-send using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gntp-send
How To Uninstall gntp-send on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gntp-send package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gntp-send
Uninstall gntp-send And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gntp-send and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gntp-send
Remove gntp-send Configurations and Data
To remove gntp-send configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gntp-send
Remove gntp-send configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gntp-send configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gntp-send
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gntp-send package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
