How To Install morse-x on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install morse-x on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is morse-x
morse-x is:
morse-x offers you a window to put dits and daws into - by pressing any key (except q = quit). On the console it prints each character you morsed in. (So start it in an x-terminal-emulator.) On the first execution you have to calibrate the length of dits and daws, so just follow the instructions on the console.
There are three methods to install morse-x 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 morse-x Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install morse-x using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install morse-x
Install morse-x Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install morse-x using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install morse-x
Install morse-x 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 morse-x using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install morse-x
How To Uninstall morse-x on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the morse-x package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove morse-x
Uninstall morse-x And Its Dependencies
To uninstall morse-x and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove morse-x
Remove morse-x Configurations and Data
To remove morse-x configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge morse-x
Remove morse-x configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove morse-x configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge morse-x
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install morse-x package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
