How To Install ninka-backend-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ninka-backend-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04. ninka-backend-sqlite is license identification tool for source code (SQLite backend)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ninka-backend-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ninka-backend-sqlite

ninka-backend-sqlite is:

Ninka is a lightweight license identification tool for source code. It is sentence-based, and provides a simple way to identify open source licenses in a source code file. It is capable of identifying several dozen different licenses (and their variations).

Ninka has been designed to be lightweight, fast and accurate.

This package contains the ninka SQLite backend.

There are three methods to install ninka-backend-sqlite 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 ninka-backend-sqlite Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ninka-backend-sqlite using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ninka-backend-sqlite

Install ninka-backend-sqlite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ninka-backend-sqlite using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ninka-backend-sqlite

Install ninka-backend-sqlite 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 ninka-backend-sqlite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ninka-backend-sqlite

How To Uninstall ninka-backend-sqlite on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ninka-backend-sqlite package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ninka-backend-sqlite

Uninstall ninka-backend-sqlite And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ninka-backend-sqlite

Remove ninka-backend-sqlite Configurations and Data

To remove ninka-backend-sqlite configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ninka-backend-sqlite

Remove ninka-backend-sqlite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ninka-backend-sqlite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ninka-backend-sqlite

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Summary

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