How To Install gramps on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gramps on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gramps
gramps is:
Gramps is an Open Source genealogy program written in Python, using the GTK/GNOME interface. It is an extremely flexible program fitting the needs for both the amateur genealogist and serious genealogical researcher. Gramps has the ability to import GEDCOM files exported from many proprietary genealogy programs and can produce a large number of reports in many popular formats.
There are three methods to install gramps 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 gramps Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gramps using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gramps
Install gramps Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gramps using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gramps
Install gramps 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 gramps using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gramps
How To Uninstall gramps on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gramps package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gramps
Uninstall gramps And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gramps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gramps
Remove gramps Configurations and Data
To remove gramps configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gramps
Remove gramps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gramps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gramps
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gramps package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.