How To Install termdebug on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install termdebug on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is termdebug
termdebug is:
Termdebug is a set of utilities to record and replay the input and output of terminal programs. Its main goal is to aid in developing and debugging terminal programs.
There are three methods to install termdebug 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 termdebug Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install termdebug using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install termdebug
Install termdebug Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install termdebug using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install termdebug
Install termdebug 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 termdebug using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install termdebug
How To Uninstall termdebug on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the termdebug package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove termdebug
Uninstall termdebug And Its Dependencies
To uninstall termdebug and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove termdebug
Remove termdebug Configurations and Data
To remove termdebug configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge termdebug
Remove termdebug configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove termdebug configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge termdebug
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install termdebug package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
