How To Install wallstreet on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wallstreet on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wallstreet
wallstreet is:
This utility will split your console into a multiple panes of news and statistics, like any good computer screen on Wall Street.
There are three methods to install wallstreet 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 wallstreet Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wallstreet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wallstreet
Install wallstreet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wallstreet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wallstreet
Install wallstreet 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 wallstreet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wallstreet
How To Uninstall wallstreet on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wallstreet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wallstreet
Uninstall wallstreet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wallstreet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wallstreet
Remove wallstreet Configurations and Data
To remove wallstreet configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wallstreet
Remove wallstreet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wallstreet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wallstreet
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wallstreet package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
