How To Install libforms-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libforms-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libforms-bin
libforms-bin is:
This package includes the ‘fdesign’ XForms GUI designer and the ‘fd2ps’ XForms to PostScript programs.
This package can be handy if you’re an XForms developer.
There are three methods to install libforms-bin 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 libforms-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libforms-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libforms-bin
Install libforms-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libforms-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libforms-bin
Install libforms-bin 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 libforms-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libforms-bin
How To Uninstall libforms-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libforms-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libforms-bin
Uninstall libforms-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libforms-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libforms-bin
Remove libforms-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libforms-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libforms-bin
Remove libforms-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libforms-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libforms-bin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libforms-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
