How To Install rt4-extension-calendar on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install rt4-extension-calendar on Ubuntu 18.04. rt4-extension-calendar is Calendar view for Request Tracker 4

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rt4-extension-calendar on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is rt4-extension-calendar

rt4-extension-calendar is:

This RT extension provides a calendar view for your tickets and your reminders so you see when is your next due ticket. You can find it in the menu Search->Calendar.

There’s a portlet to put on your home page (see Prefs/MyRT.html)

You can also enable ics (ICal) feeds for your default calendar and all your private searches in Prefs/Calendar.html. Authentication is magic number based so that you can give those feeds to other people.

There are three methods to install rt4-extension-calendar 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 rt4-extension-calendar Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install rt4-extension-calendar using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install rt4-extension-calendar

Install rt4-extension-calendar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rt4-extension-calendar using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rt4-extension-calendar

Install rt4-extension-calendar 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 rt4-extension-calendar using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rt4-extension-calendar

How To Uninstall rt4-extension-calendar on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the rt4-extension-calendar package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rt4-extension-calendar

Uninstall rt4-extension-calendar And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rt4-extension-calendar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rt4-extension-calendar

Remove rt4-extension-calendar Configurations and Data

To remove rt4-extension-calendar configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rt4-extension-calendar

Remove rt4-extension-calendar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove rt4-extension-calendar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rt4-extension-calendar

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rt4-extension-calendar package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.