How To Install w2do on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install w2do on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is w2do
w2do is:
w2do is a simple to use yet efficient command-line todo manager written in Perl.
Features:
- Well-arranged, fully filterable, plain text or coloured tabular output.
- Support for group, due date and priority categories.
- Capable of managing multiple todo lists.
- Detailed statistics with visual progress representation.
- Completely command driven and therefore suitable for usage in scripts.
- Export to HTML 4.01 Strict via w2html utility.
- Export to plain text via w2text utility.
There are three methods to install w2do 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 w2do Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install w2do using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install w2do
Install w2do Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install w2do using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install w2do
Install w2do 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 w2do using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install w2do
How To Uninstall w2do on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the w2do package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove w2do
Uninstall w2do And Its Dependencies
To uninstall w2do and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove w2do
Remove w2do Configurations and Data
To remove w2do configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge w2do
Remove w2do configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove w2do configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge w2do
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install w2do package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
