How To Install http-icons on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install http-icons on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is http-icons
http-icons is:
http-icons date back to Mosaic for X and have been included in the NCSA httpd and Apache server distributions. Modernized, maintaining the original size so they can be used as a drop in replacement.
There are three methods to install http-icons 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 http-icons Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install http-icons using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install http-icons
Install http-icons Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install http-icons using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install http-icons
Install http-icons 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 http-icons using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install http-icons
How To Uninstall http-icons on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the http-icons package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove http-icons
Uninstall http-icons And Its Dependencies
To uninstall http-icons and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove http-icons
Remove http-icons Configurations and Data
To remove http-icons configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge http-icons
Remove http-icons configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove http-icons configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge http-icons
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install http-icons package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
