How To Install mono-addins-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-addins-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mono-addins-utils
mono-addins-utils is:
Mono.Addins is a framework for creating extensible CLI applications, and for creating libraries which extend those applications. Mono.Addins has been designed to be easy to use and useful for a wide range of applications: from simple applications with small extensibility needs, to complex applications which need support for large add-in structures.
This package contains a command-line utility to easily manipulate Mono.Addins registries provided by other software (including user-written applications).
There are three methods to install mono-addins-utils 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 mono-addins-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mono-addins-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mono-addins-utils
Install mono-addins-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mono-addins-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mono-addins-utils
Install mono-addins-utils 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 mono-addins-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mono-addins-utils
How To Uninstall mono-addins-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mono-addins-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mono-addins-utils
Uninstall mono-addins-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mono-addins-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mono-addins-utils
Remove mono-addins-utils Configurations and Data
To remove mono-addins-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mono-addins-utils
Remove mono-addins-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mono-addins-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mono-addins-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-addins-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
