How To Install tickr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tickr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tickr
tickr is:
Tickr is a GTK-based RSS/Atom Reader that displays feeds as a smooth scrolling line on your Desktop, as known from TV stations. Open feed links in your favourite Browser. Graphics are highly customizable.
There are three methods to install tickr 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 tickr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tickr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tickr
Install tickr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tickr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tickr
Install tickr 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 tickr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tickr
How To Uninstall tickr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tickr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tickr
Uninstall tickr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tickr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tickr
Remove tickr Configurations and Data
To remove tickr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tickr
Remove tickr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tickr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tickr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tickr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
