How To Install unace-nonfree on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install unace-nonfree on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is unace-nonfree
unace-nonfree is:
The unace utility is used for extracting, testing and viewing the contents of archives created with the ACE archiver.
Unlike the unace package which can only extract ACE 1.0 archives, the unace-nonfree package allows one to unpack all current ACE archives.
There are three methods to install unace-nonfree 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 unace-nonfree Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install unace-nonfree using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install unace-nonfree
Install unace-nonfree Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install unace-nonfree using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install unace-nonfree
Install unace-nonfree 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 unace-nonfree using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install unace-nonfree
How To Uninstall unace-nonfree on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the unace-nonfree package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove unace-nonfree
Uninstall unace-nonfree And Its Dependencies
To uninstall unace-nonfree and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove unace-nonfree
Remove unace-nonfree Configurations and Data
To remove unace-nonfree configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge unace-nonfree
Remove unace-nonfree configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove unace-nonfree configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unace-nonfree
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install unace-nonfree package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
