How To Install uwsc on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uwsc on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is uwsc
uwsc is:
Simple command-line application to connect to websocket services
Can connect to websocket services, both ws:// (http) or wss:// (https). When the websocket is connected, messages from the server are displayed in the terminal and messages can be sent to the service via a prompt >.
There are three methods to install uwsc on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install uwsc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install uwsc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uwsc
Install uwsc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install uwsc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uwsc
Install uwsc 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 uwsc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uwsc
How To Uninstall uwsc on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the uwsc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove uwsc
Uninstall uwsc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall uwsc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove uwsc
Remove uwsc Configurations and Data
To remove uwsc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge uwsc
Remove uwsc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove uwsc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uwsc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uwsc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.