How To Install lxsplit on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxsplit on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is lxsplit
lxsplit is:
LXSplit can split and join files without compression. It is fully compatible with the HJSplit utility.
There are three methods to install lxsplit on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lxsplit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lxsplit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxsplit
Install lxsplit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxsplit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxsplit
Install lxsplit 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 lxsplit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxsplit
How To Uninstall lxsplit on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the lxsplit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxsplit
Uninstall lxsplit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxsplit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxsplit
Remove lxsplit Configurations and Data
To remove lxsplit configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxsplit
Remove lxsplit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxsplit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxsplit
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxsplit package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.