How To Install ptask on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptask on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ptask
ptask is:
ptask is a GTK+ graphical user interface for managing tasks. It is based on taskwarrior, a well-known and robust command line tasks manager. Unlike taskwarrior, it is possible to associate a note (long description) to each task.
There are three methods to install ptask 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 ptask Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ptask using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ptask
Install ptask Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ptask using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ptask
Install ptask 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 ptask using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ptask
How To Uninstall ptask on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ptask package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ptask
Uninstall ptask And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ptask and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ptask
Remove ptask Configurations and Data
To remove ptask configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ptask
Remove ptask configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ptask configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ptask
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptask package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
