How To Install susv3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install susv3 on Ubuntu 18.04. susv3 is Fetch and install SUSv3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install susv3 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is susv3

susv3 is:

The Single Unix Specifications are not permitted to be generally redistributed, so this is an installer that fetches them and installs them in a Debian appropriate way. This installer will fetch and install POSIX:2001 (also known as Single Unix Specification v3) with the POSIX:2004 Technical Corrigendum 1 and 2.

There are three methods to install susv3 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 susv3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install susv3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install susv3

Install susv3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install susv3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install susv3

Install susv3 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 susv3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install susv3

How To Uninstall susv3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the susv3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove susv3

Uninstall susv3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall susv3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove susv3

Remove susv3 Configurations and Data

To remove susv3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge susv3

Remove susv3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove susv3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge susv3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install susv3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.