How To Install searchmonkey on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install searchmonkey on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is searchmonkey
searchmonkey is:
SearchMonkey is a light-weight Gtk application that aims to replace the cumbersome find/grep with a slick user interface that quickly provides a mark-up showing locations and quantity of text matches. The goal is to provide a simple to use and accessible search tool for end-users, and software developers alike.
There are three methods to install searchmonkey 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 searchmonkey Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install searchmonkey using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install searchmonkey
Install searchmonkey Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install searchmonkey using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install searchmonkey
Install searchmonkey 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 searchmonkey using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install searchmonkey
How To Uninstall searchmonkey on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the searchmonkey package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove searchmonkey
Uninstall searchmonkey And Its Dependencies
To uninstall searchmonkey and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove searchmonkey
Remove searchmonkey Configurations and Data
To remove searchmonkey configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge searchmonkey
Remove searchmonkey configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove searchmonkey configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge searchmonkey
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install searchmonkey package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
