How To Install tdiary-contrib on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tdiary-contrib on Ubuntu 18.04. tdiary-contrib is Plugins of tDiary to add functionalities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tdiary-contrib on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is tdiary-contrib

tdiary-contrib is:

This package includes optional utilities and plugins for tDiary. They are valuable but not so useful for general users. Some can not be completely internationalized.

There are three methods to install tdiary-contrib 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 tdiary-contrib Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tdiary-contrib

Install tdiary-contrib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tdiary-contrib

Install tdiary-contrib 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 tdiary-contrib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tdiary-contrib

How To Uninstall tdiary-contrib on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the tdiary-contrib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tdiary-contrib

Uninstall tdiary-contrib And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tdiary-contrib

Remove tdiary-contrib Configurations and Data

To remove tdiary-contrib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tdiary-contrib

Remove tdiary-contrib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tdiary-contrib

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Summary

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