How To Install mc on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mc on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mc
mc is:
GNU Midnight Commander is a text-mode full-screen file manager. It uses a two panel interface and a subshell for command execution. It includes an internal editor with syntax highlighting and an internal viewer with support for binary files. Also included is Virtual Filesystem (VFS), that allows files on remote systems (e.g. FTP, SSH servers) and files inside archives to be manipulated like real files.
There are three methods to install mc 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 mc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mc
Install mc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mc
Install mc 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 mc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mc
How To Uninstall mc on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mc
Uninstall mc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mc
Remove mc Configurations and Data
To remove mc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mc
Remove mc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mc package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.