How To Install lynx-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lynx-common
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lynx-common
lynx-common is:
In continuous development since 1992, Lynx sets the standard for text-mode web clients.
This package contains architecture-independent files shared by the lynx package over any architecture available in Debian. Examples of such shared files are: manpages, locale and mimetype definitions, and configuration files.
There are three methods to install lynx-common
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 lynx-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lynx-common
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lynx-common
Install lynx-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lynx-common
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lynx-common
Install lynx-common 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 lynx-common
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lynx-common
How To Uninstall lynx-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lynx-common
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lynx-common
Uninstall lynx-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lynx-common
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lynx-common
Remove lynx-common Configurations and Data
To remove lynx-common
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lynx-common
Remove lynx-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lynx-common
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lynx-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lynx-common
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.