How To Install typecatcher on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install typecatcher on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is typecatcher
typecatcher is:
TypeCatcher allows you to search, browse, and download Google webfonts for off-line use. You can preview fonts with adjustable size and text.
There are three methods to install typecatcher 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 typecatcher Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install typecatcher using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install typecatcher
Install typecatcher Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install typecatcher using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install typecatcher
Install typecatcher 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 typecatcher using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install typecatcher
How To Uninstall typecatcher on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the typecatcher package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove typecatcher
Uninstall typecatcher And Its Dependencies
To uninstall typecatcher and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove typecatcher
Remove typecatcher Configurations and Data
To remove typecatcher configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge typecatcher
Remove typecatcher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove typecatcher configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge typecatcher
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install typecatcher package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
