How To Install revelation on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install revelation on Ubuntu 18.04. revelation is GNOME2 Password manager

Introduction

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

What is revelation

revelation is:

Revelation is a password manager for the GNOME 2 desktop. It organizes accounts in a tree structure, and stores them as AES-encrypted XML.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install revelation

Install revelation Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install revelation

Install revelation 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 revelation using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install revelation

How To Uninstall revelation on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove revelation

Uninstall revelation And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove revelation

Remove revelation Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge revelation

Remove revelation configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge revelation

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Summary

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