How To Install jd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is jd
jd is:
JD offers a comfortable browsing experience on 2ch-style bulletin board systems. Its features include:
- automated login,
- message viewing/posting,
- image viewing,
- mouse gestures,
- ignore lists,
- “play-by-play” mode.
It can also significantly reduce the load on servers by bypassing CGI programs and directly retrieving thread data files to your local hard drives.
“2ch-style” web forum sites have their origins in 2channel, which is a very popular Internet forum in Japan. Such sites are often available only in the Japanese language. For example:
- 2channel http://www.2ch.net
- Shitaraba http://rentalbbs.shitaraba.com/
- Machi-BBS http://www.machi.to/
There are three methods to install jd 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 jd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jd
Install jd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jd
Install jd 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 jd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jd
How To Uninstall jd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the jd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jd
Uninstall jd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jd
Remove jd Configurations and Data
To remove jd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jd
Remove jd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
