How To Install sword-comm-scofield on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sword-comm-scofield on Ubuntu 18.04. sword-comm-scofield is Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 edition for SWORD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sword-comm-scofield on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sword-comm-scofield

sword-comm-scofield is:

Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 edition based on the version at http://bible.crosswalk.com/ with formatting changes and corrections.

This package requires a libsword version of at least 1.5.1a to access through a SWORD front end. However, this is not declared as a dependency because you may have occasion to install just the text without any sort of front end or other interface.

There are three methods to install sword-comm-scofield 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 sword-comm-scofield Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sword-comm-scofield

Install sword-comm-scofield Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sword-comm-scofield using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sword-comm-scofield

Install sword-comm-scofield 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 sword-comm-scofield using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sword-comm-scofield

How To Uninstall sword-comm-scofield on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the sword-comm-scofield package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sword-comm-scofield

Uninstall sword-comm-scofield And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sword-comm-scofield

Remove sword-comm-scofield Configurations and Data

To remove sword-comm-scofield configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sword-comm-scofield

Remove sword-comm-scofield configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sword-comm-scofield configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sword-comm-scofield

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Summary

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