How To Install lernid on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lernid on Ubuntu 18.04. lernid is client to easily connect to Ubuntu classroom events

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lernid on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lernid

lernid is:

Lernid provides an interface for joining in Ubuntu learning events such as Ubuntu Open Week and Ubuntu Developer Week. The Lernid program presents session IRC windows for classroom and chat, and optionally presents slides, web pages, a terminal session, and the event schedule.

There are three methods to install lernid 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 lernid Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lernid

Install lernid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lernid using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lernid

Install lernid 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 lernid using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lernid

How To Uninstall lernid on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the lernid package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lernid

Uninstall lernid And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lernid

Remove lernid Configurations and Data

To remove lernid configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lernid

Remove lernid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lernid

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Summary

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