How To Install orage on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install orage on Ubuntu 18.04. orage is Calendar for Xfce Desktop Environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install orage on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is orage

orage is:

This package contains a calendar for the Xfce4 desktop environment. It integrates itself nicely into the desktop environment, is highly configurable and supports alerts based on dates. If you are looking for a good graphical calendar, you will probably want to try out orage. It stores its data in iCal format.

There are three methods to install orage 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 orage Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install orage

Install orage Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install orage using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install orage

Install orage 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 orage using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install orage

How To Uninstall orage on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the orage package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove orage

Uninstall orage And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove orage

Remove orage Configurations and Data

To remove orage configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge orage

Remove orage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge orage

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Summary

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