How To Install vilistextum on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install vilistextum on Ubuntu 18.04. vilistextum is a HTML to text converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vilistextum on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is vilistextum

vilistextum is:

Vilistextum is a small and fast HTML to text / ascii converter specifically programmed to get the best out of incorrect html. It is quite fault-tolerant and deals well with badly-formed or otherwise quirky HTML. It is able to optimize for ebook reading, collapse multiple blank lines, and create footnotes out of links.

There are three methods to install vilistextum 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 vilistextum Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install vilistextum using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vilistextum

Install vilistextum Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vilistextum using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vilistextum

Install vilistextum 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 vilistextum using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vilistextum

How To Uninstall vilistextum on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the vilistextum package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vilistextum

Uninstall vilistextum And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vilistextum and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vilistextum

Remove vilistextum Configurations and Data

To remove vilistextum configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vilistextum

Remove vilistextum configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vilistextum configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vilistextum

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vilistextum package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.