How To Install nemo-gtkhash on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nemo-gtkhash on Ubuntu 18.04. nemo-gtkhash is nemo extension for computing checksums and more using gtkhash

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nemo-gtkhash on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is nemo-gtkhash

nemo-gtkhash is:

The GtkHash extension for nemo which allows users to compute message digests or checksums using the mhash library. Currently supported hash functions include MD5, MD6, SHA1, SHA256, SHA512, RIPEMD, TIGER and WHIRLPOOL.

There are three methods to install nemo-gtkhash 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 nemo-gtkhash Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nemo-gtkhash

Install nemo-gtkhash Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nemo-gtkhash

Install nemo-gtkhash 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 nemo-gtkhash using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nemo-gtkhash

How To Uninstall nemo-gtkhash on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the nemo-gtkhash package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nemo-gtkhash

Uninstall nemo-gtkhash And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nemo-gtkhash

Remove nemo-gtkhash Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nemo-gtkhash

Remove nemo-gtkhash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nemo-gtkhash

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Summary

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