How To Install kxterm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kxterm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kxterm
kxterm is:
CERNLIB is a suite of data analysis tools and libraries created for use in physics experiments, but also with applications to other fields such as the biological sciences.
KXterm is a terminal emulator which combines the best features from the (now defunct) Apollo DM pads (like: input and transcript pads, automatic file backup of transcript pad, string search in pads, etc.) and the Korn shell emacs-style command line editing and command line recall mechanism. It can support the command-line interface of various CERNLIB applications.
There are three methods to install kxterm 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 kxterm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kxterm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kxterm
Install kxterm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kxterm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kxterm
Install kxterm 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 kxterm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kxterm
How To Uninstall kxterm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kxterm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kxterm
Uninstall kxterm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kxterm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kxterm
Remove kxterm Configurations and Data
To remove kxterm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kxterm
Remove kxterm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kxterm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kxterm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kxterm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
