How To Install rpl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rpl
rpl is:
rpl is a text replacement utility. It will replace strings with new strings in multiple text files. It can work recursively over directories and supports limiting the search to specific file suffixes.
There are three methods to install rpl 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 rpl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rpl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rpl
Install rpl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rpl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rpl
Install rpl 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 rpl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rpl
How To Uninstall rpl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rpl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rpl
Uninstall rpl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rpl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rpl
Remove rpl Configurations and Data
To remove rpl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rpl
Remove rpl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rpl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rpl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
