How To Install ink-generator on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ink-generator on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ink-generator
ink-generator is:
ink-generator is an extension to replace text and data to automatically generate files (like PDF, PS, JPG, etc…), based on a SVG template and a CSV data file.
There are three methods to install ink-generator 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 ink-generator Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ink-generator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ink-generator
Install ink-generator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ink-generator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ink-generator
Install ink-generator 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 ink-generator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ink-generator
How To Uninstall ink-generator on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ink-generator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ink-generator
Uninstall ink-generator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ink-generator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ink-generator
Remove ink-generator Configurations and Data
To remove ink-generator configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ink-generator
Remove ink-generator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ink-generator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ink-generator
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ink-generator package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
