How To Install post-el on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install post-el on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is post-el
post-el is:
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There are three methods to install post-el 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 post-el Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install post-el using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install post-el
Install post-el Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install post-el using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install post-el
Install post-el 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 post-el using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install post-el
How To Uninstall post-el on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the post-el package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove post-el
Uninstall post-el And Its Dependencies
To uninstall post-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove post-el
Remove post-el Configurations and Data
To remove post-el configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge post-el
Remove post-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove post-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge post-el
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install post-el package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
