How To Install wuzz on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wuzz on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wuzz
wuzz is:
Wuzz is an interactive tool for generating and sending HTTP requests, as well as viewing the responses. Instead of having to specify the HTTP headers, parameters, body etc. on the command-line, a simple and intuitive CUI (console user interface) can be used. Wuzz’s command line arguments are similar to cURL’s, so it can be used to inspect and modify requests copied from a browser’s network inspector with the “copy as cURL” feature.
There are three methods to install wuzz 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 wuzz Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wuzz using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wuzz
Install wuzz Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wuzz using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wuzz
Install wuzz 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 wuzz using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wuzz
How To Uninstall wuzz on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wuzz package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wuzz
Uninstall wuzz And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wuzz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wuzz
Remove wuzz Configurations and Data
To remove wuzz configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wuzz
Remove wuzz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wuzz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wuzz
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wuzz package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
