How To Install ppa-purge on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ppa-purge
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ppa-purge
ppa-purge is:
This program disables a PPA from your Software Sources and reverts your system back to the official Ubuntu packages. You can use this to return your system to normal after testing a new version from a PPA.
There are three methods to install ppa-purge
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ppa-purge Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ppa-purge
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ppa-purge
Install ppa-purge Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ppa-purge
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ppa-purge
Install ppa-purge 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 ppa-purge
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ppa-purge
How To Uninstall ppa-purge on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ppa-purge
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ppa-purge
Uninstall ppa-purge And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ppa-purge
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ppa-purge
Remove ppa-purge Configurations and Data
To remove ppa-purge
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ppa-purge
Remove ppa-purge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ppa-purge
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ppa-purge
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ppa-purge
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.