How To Install wp2x on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wp2x on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wp2x
wp2x is:
This program converts simple WordPerfect 5.0 and 5.1 files into any other document processing languages that use plain text files, like TeX, LaTeX, troff, GML and HTML.
There are three methods to install wp2x 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 wp2x Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wp2x using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wp2x
Install wp2x Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wp2x using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wp2x
Install wp2x 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 wp2x using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wp2x
How To Uninstall wp2x on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wp2x package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wp2x
Uninstall wp2x And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wp2x and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wp2x
Remove wp2x Configurations and Data
To remove wp2x configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wp2x
Remove wp2x configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wp2x configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wp2x
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wp2x package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
