How To Install usepackage on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install usepackage on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is usepackage
usepackage is:
usepackage is an environment management program. It is based on the principle of “packages” that are “used”. When a package is used, the information necessary to invoke it is drawn into the environment of the shell.
There are three methods to install usepackage 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 usepackage Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install usepackage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install usepackage
Install usepackage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install usepackage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install usepackage
Install usepackage 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 usepackage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install usepackage
How To Uninstall usepackage on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the usepackage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove usepackage
Uninstall usepackage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall usepackage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove usepackage
Remove usepackage Configurations and Data
To remove usepackage configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge usepackage
Remove usepackage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove usepackage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usepackage
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install usepackage package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
