How To Install xpa-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xpa-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xpa-tools
xpa-tools is:
The XPA messaging system provides seamless communication between many kinds of Unix programs, including X programs and Tcl/Tk programs. It also provides an easy way for users to communicate with these XPA-enabled programs by executing XPA client commands in the shell or by utilizing such commands in scripts. Because XPA works both at the programming level and the shell level, it is a powerful tool for unifying any analysis environment: users and programmers have great flexibility in choosing the best level or levels at which to access XPA services, and client access can be extended or modified easily at any time.
This package contains the additional tools.
There are three methods to install xpa-tools 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 xpa-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xpa-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xpa-tools
Install xpa-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xpa-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xpa-tools
Install xpa-tools 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 xpa-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xpa-tools
How To Uninstall xpa-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xpa-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xpa-tools
Uninstall xpa-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xpa-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xpa-tools
Remove xpa-tools Configurations and Data
To remove xpa-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xpa-tools
Remove xpa-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xpa-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xpa-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xpa-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
