How To Install junior-tasks on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install junior-tasks on Ubuntu 18.04. junior-tasks is Debian Jr. tasks for tasksel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install junior-tasks on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is junior-tasks

junior-tasks is:

This package provides Debian Jr. tasks in tasksel.

These tasks are described in detail at http://blends.debian.org/junior/tasks/

There are three methods to install junior-tasks 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 junior-tasks Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install junior-tasks using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install junior-tasks

Install junior-tasks Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install junior-tasks using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install junior-tasks

Install junior-tasks 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 junior-tasks using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install junior-tasks

How To Uninstall junior-tasks on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the junior-tasks package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove junior-tasks

Uninstall junior-tasks And Its Dependencies

To uninstall junior-tasks and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove junior-tasks

Remove junior-tasks Configurations and Data

To remove junior-tasks configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge junior-tasks

Remove junior-tasks configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove junior-tasks configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge junior-tasks

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install junior-tasks package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.