How To Install xbill on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xbill on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xbill
xbill is:
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There are three methods to install xbill 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 xbill Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xbill using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xbill
Install xbill Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xbill using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xbill
Install xbill 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 xbill using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xbill
How To Uninstall xbill on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xbill package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xbill
Uninstall xbill And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xbill and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xbill
Remove xbill Configurations and Data
To remove xbill configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xbill
Remove xbill configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xbill configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xbill
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xbill package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
