How To Install libtexttools8 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexttools8 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtexttools8
libtexttools8 is:
The Texttools packages are a GPL, ncurses-based library for the Linux console. Texttools contain more than 600 procedures and functions to create windows, draw scroll bars, handle the mouse and keyboard events, play sounds, and much more. The Texttools package also provides a thick binding to Linux kernel calls. You can create a wide variety of application programs using Texttools alone.
This package contains the runtime shared library.
There are three methods to install libtexttools8 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 libtexttools8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtexttools8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtexttools8
Install libtexttools8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtexttools8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtexttools8
Install libtexttools8 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 libtexttools8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtexttools8
How To Uninstall libtexttools8 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtexttools8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtexttools8
Uninstall libtexttools8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtexttools8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtexttools8
Remove libtexttools8 Configurations and Data
To remove libtexttools8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtexttools8
Remove libtexttools8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtexttools8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtexttools8
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexttools8 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.