How To Install tt-rss on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tt-rss on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tt-rss
tt-rss is:
Tiny Tiny RSS is designed to allow you to read news from any location, while feeling as close to a real desktop application as possible.
Feature list:
- server-side application - user only needs a web browser;
- support for RSS, RDF, Atom feeds;
- streamlined interface using AJAX;
- authentication for reading protected feeds;
- OPML import/export;
- feed aggregation;
- keyboard shortcuts;
- content filtering;
- JSON-based RPC API.
There are three methods to install tt-rss 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 tt-rss Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tt-rss using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tt-rss
Install tt-rss Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tt-rss using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tt-rss
Install tt-rss 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 tt-rss using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tt-rss
How To Uninstall tt-rss on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tt-rss package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tt-rss
Uninstall tt-rss And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tt-rss and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tt-rss
Remove tt-rss Configurations and Data
To remove tt-rss configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tt-rss
Remove tt-rss configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tt-rss configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tt-rss
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tt-rss package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
