How To Install med-practice on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install med-practice on Ubuntu 18.04. med-practice is Debian Med packages for practice management

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install med-practice on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is med-practice

med-practice is:

This metapackage contains dependencies for a collection of software which might be helpful for practitioners to manage their practice.

There are three methods to install med-practice 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 med-practice Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install med-practice

Install med-practice Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install med-practice

Install med-practice 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 med-practice using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install med-practice

How To Uninstall med-practice on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the med-practice package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove med-practice

Uninstall med-practice And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove med-practice

Remove med-practice Configurations and Data

To remove med-practice configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge med-practice

Remove med-practice configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge med-practice

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Summary

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