How To Install plowshare4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install plowshare4 on Ubuntu 18.04. plowshare4 is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plowshare4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is plowshare4

plowshare4 is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install plowshare4 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 plowshare4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install plowshare4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install plowshare4

Install plowshare4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install plowshare4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install plowshare4

Install plowshare4 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 plowshare4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install plowshare4

How To Uninstall plowshare4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the plowshare4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove plowshare4

Uninstall plowshare4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall plowshare4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove plowshare4

Remove plowshare4 Configurations and Data

To remove plowshare4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge plowshare4

Remove plowshare4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove plowshare4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge plowshare4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install plowshare4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.