How To Install gpaco on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpaco on Ubuntu 18.04. gpaco is Transitional package to pull in grop

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpaco on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gpaco

gpaco is:

The gpaco program has been renamed to grop. This is the transitional dummy package to get upgrading systems to intall grop.

You can safely remove this dummy package once nothing depends on it anymore.

There are three methods to install gpaco 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 gpaco Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gpaco using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gpaco

Install gpaco Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gpaco using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gpaco

Install gpaco 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 gpaco using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gpaco

How To Uninstall gpaco on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gpaco package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gpaco

Uninstall gpaco And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gpaco and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpaco

Remove gpaco Configurations and Data

To remove gpaco configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gpaco

Remove gpaco configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gpaco configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpaco

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpaco package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.