How To Install pavuk on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pavuk on Ubuntu 18.04. pavuk is Multiprotocol file grabber with textual and graphic control

Introduction

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

What is pavuk

pavuk is:

This is a file grabber, which can work in text and graphical mode. Pavuk is extremely configurable, supports FTP, HTTP, HTTPS and Gopher protocols. Pavuk also supports cookies, HTTP authentication, “robots.txt”. You can also use FTP and HTTP proxy caches. Graphical interface is written in Xt or GTK.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pavuk

Install pavuk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pavuk

Install pavuk 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 pavuk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pavuk

How To Uninstall pavuk on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove pavuk

Uninstall pavuk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pavuk

Remove pavuk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pavuk

Remove pavuk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pavuk

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Summary

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