How To Install tla on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tla on Ubuntu 18.04. tla is GNU Arch revision control system

Introduction

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

What is tla

tla is:

Arch is a modern replacement for CVS, specifically designed for the distributed development. It supports development on branches, distributed repositories, changeset-oriented project management, and of course, file and directory renaming.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tla

Install tla Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tla

Install tla 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 tla using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tla

How To Uninstall tla on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove tla

Uninstall tla And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tla

Remove tla Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tla

Remove tla configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tla

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Summary

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