How To Install gtg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gtg
gtg is:
Getting Things GNOME! is an organizer for the GNOME desktop environment. GTG focuses on usability and ease of use. Its main objective is to provide a simple and yet flexible organization tool for life and work.
There are three methods to install gtg 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 gtg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gtg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gtg
Install gtg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gtg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gtg
Install gtg 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 gtg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gtg
How To Uninstall gtg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gtg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gtg
Uninstall gtg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gtg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtg
Remove gtg Configurations and Data
To remove gtg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gtg
Remove gtg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gtg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.