How To Install rsstail on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsstail on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rsstail
rsstail is:
This small, simple application reads an RSS feed and outputs it like the ’tail’ command.
This tool can be used as a plugin in MultiTail
There are three methods to install rsstail 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 rsstail Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rsstail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rsstail
Install rsstail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rsstail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rsstail
Install rsstail 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 rsstail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rsstail
How To Uninstall rsstail on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rsstail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rsstail
Uninstall rsstail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rsstail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsstail
Remove rsstail Configurations and Data
To remove rsstail configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rsstail
Remove rsstail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rsstail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsstail
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsstail package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.