How To Install rttool on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install rttool on Ubuntu 18.04. rttool is RT table formatter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rttool on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is rttool

rttool is:

RT is simple human-readble table format. RTtool is a converter form RT into various formats. RTtool is one of frontends of formatter for RT.

You can embed RT into Ruby script, and RD documents.

RTtool is one of frontends of formatter for RT. This package provides rd2 command.

There are three methods to install rttool 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 rttool Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rttool

Install rttool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rttool using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rttool

Install rttool 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 rttool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rttool

How To Uninstall rttool on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the rttool package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rttool

Uninstall rttool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rttool

Remove rttool Configurations and Data

To remove rttool configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rttool

Remove rttool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove rttool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rttool

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Summary

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