How To Install rtpg-www on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rtpg-www on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rtpg-www
rtpg-www is:
RTPG (rTorrent Perl GUI) is a simple web interface for rTorrent. Users can scan/delete/add torrents and set their respective priorities.
There are three methods to install rtpg-www 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 rtpg-www Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rtpg-www using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rtpg-www
Install rtpg-www Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rtpg-www using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rtpg-www
Install rtpg-www 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 rtpg-www using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rtpg-www
How To Uninstall rtpg-www on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rtpg-www package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rtpg-www
Uninstall rtpg-www And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rtpg-www and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rtpg-www
Remove rtpg-www Configurations and Data
To remove rtpg-www configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rtpg-www
Remove rtpg-www configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rtpg-www configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rtpg-www
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rtpg-www package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.