How To Install ifetch-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ifetch-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ifetch-tools
ifetch-tools is:
A set of tools that can collect images from IP based cameras, monitor the collection process, and provide an interface to view the collected history.
There are three methods to install ifetch-tools 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 ifetch-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ifetch-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ifetch-tools
Install ifetch-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ifetch-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ifetch-tools
Install ifetch-tools 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 ifetch-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ifetch-tools
How To Uninstall ifetch-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ifetch-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ifetch-tools
Uninstall ifetch-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ifetch-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ifetch-tools
Remove ifetch-tools Configurations and Data
To remove ifetch-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ifetch-tools
Remove ifetch-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ifetch-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ifetch-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ifetch-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
