How To Install tj3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tj3 on Ubuntu 18.04. tj3 is project management software, aka TaskJuggler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tj3 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is tj3

tj3 is:

TaskJuggler is a modern and powerful, Free and Open Source Software project management tool. Its new approach to project planing and tracking is more flexible and superior to the commonly used Gantt chart editing tools.

TaskJuggler is project management software for serious project managers. It covers the complete spectrum of project management tasks from the first idea to the completion of the project. It assists you during project scoping, resource assignment, cost and revenue planing, risk and communication management.

There are three methods to install tj3 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 tj3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install tj3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tj3

Install tj3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tj3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tj3

Install tj3 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 tj3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tj3

How To Uninstall tj3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the tj3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tj3

Uninstall tj3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tj3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tj3

Remove tj3 Configurations and Data

To remove tj3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tj3

Remove tj3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove tj3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tj3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tj3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.