How To Install robocut on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install robocut on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is robocut
robocut is:
Robocut is a simple graphical program to allow you to cut graphics with a Graphtec Craft Robo 2 Vinyl Cutter model CC220-20 and Silhouette SD. It can read SVG files produced by Inkscape, but it should also work with other SVG files.
There are three methods to install robocut 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 robocut Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install robocut using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install robocut
Install robocut Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install robocut using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install robocut
Install robocut 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 robocut using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install robocut
How To Uninstall robocut on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the robocut package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove robocut
Uninstall robocut And Its Dependencies
To uninstall robocut and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove robocut
Remove robocut Configurations and Data
To remove robocut configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge robocut
Remove robocut configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove robocut configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge robocut
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install robocut package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
