How To Install wordgrinder-ncurses on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wordgrinder-ncurses on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wordgrinder-ncurses
wordgrinder-ncurses is:
WordGrinder is a simple, Unicode-aware word processor. It supports basic paragraph styles, character styles, just enough screen markup to be useful, and is driven via an easy to use menu interface.
This version runs in a terminal.
There are three methods to install wordgrinder-ncurses 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 wordgrinder-ncurses Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wordgrinder-ncurses using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wordgrinder-ncurses
Install wordgrinder-ncurses Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wordgrinder-ncurses using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wordgrinder-ncurses
Install wordgrinder-ncurses 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 wordgrinder-ncurses using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wordgrinder-ncurses
How To Uninstall wordgrinder-ncurses on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wordgrinder-ncurses package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wordgrinder-ncurses
Uninstall wordgrinder-ncurses And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wordgrinder-ncurses and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wordgrinder-ncurses
Remove wordgrinder-ncurses Configurations and Data
To remove wordgrinder-ncurses configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wordgrinder-ncurses
Remove wordgrinder-ncurses configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wordgrinder-ncurses configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wordgrinder-ncurses
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wordgrinder-ncurses package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
