How To Install libhttrack2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhttrack2 on Ubuntu 18.04. libhttrack2 is Httrack website copier library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhttrack2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libhttrack2

libhttrack2 is:

This package is the library part of httrack, website copier and mirroring utility

There are three methods to install libhttrack2 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 libhttrack2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhttrack2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhttrack2

Install libhttrack2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhttrack2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhttrack2

Install libhttrack2 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 libhttrack2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhttrack2

How To Uninstall libhttrack2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libhttrack2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhttrack2

Uninstall libhttrack2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhttrack2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhttrack2

Remove libhttrack2 Configurations and Data

To remove libhttrack2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhttrack2

Remove libhttrack2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhttrack2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhttrack2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhttrack2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.