How To Install karma-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install karma-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is karma-tools
karma-tools is:
Some basic utilities for use with the Rio Karma music player. Includes:
- chprop - changes file properties on the Rio Karma
- karma_helper - adjusts the state of the Rio Karma
- riocp - transfers files to and from the Rio Karma
There are three methods to install karma-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 karma-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 karma-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install karma-tools
Install karma-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install karma-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install karma-tools
Install karma-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 karma-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install karma-tools
How To Uninstall karma-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the karma-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove karma-tools
Uninstall karma-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall karma-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove karma-tools
Remove karma-tools Configurations and Data
To remove karma-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge karma-tools
Remove karma-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove karma-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge karma-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install karma-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
