How To Install slang-curl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slang-curl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is slang-curl
slang-curl is:
The S-Lang curl module makes use of the cURL library to provide the S-Lang interpreter the ability to transfer files in a simple but robust manner using a variety of protocols including FTP and HTTP.
There are three methods to install slang-curl 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 slang-curl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install slang-curl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install slang-curl
Install slang-curl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install slang-curl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install slang-curl
Install slang-curl 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 slang-curl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slang-curl
How To Uninstall slang-curl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the slang-curl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove slang-curl
Uninstall slang-curl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall slang-curl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slang-curl
Remove slang-curl Configurations and Data
To remove slang-curl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge slang-curl
Remove slang-curl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove slang-curl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slang-curl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slang-curl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
