How To Install rtv on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rtv on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rtv
rtv is:
A simple terminal viewer for Reddit. rtv provides an interface to view and interact with Reddit from your terminal.
There are three methods to install rtv 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 rtv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rtv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rtv
Install rtv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rtv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rtv
Install rtv 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 rtv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rtv
How To Uninstall rtv on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rtv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rtv
Uninstall rtv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rtv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rtv
Remove rtv Configurations and Data
To remove rtv configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rtv
Remove rtv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rtv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rtv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rtv package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
