How To Install hwb on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hwb on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is hwb
hwb is:
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There are three methods to install hwb 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 hwb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hwb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hwb
Install hwb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hwb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hwb
Install hwb 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 hwb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hwb
How To Uninstall hwb on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the hwb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hwb
Uninstall hwb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hwb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hwb
Remove hwb Configurations and Data
To remove hwb configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hwb
Remove hwb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hwb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hwb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hwb package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.