How To Install 3270-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install 3270-common on Ubuntu 18.04. 3270-common is Common files for IBM 3270 emulators and pr3287

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install 3270-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is 3270-common

3270-common is:

3270-common contains files referenced in other 3270 packages

There are three methods to install 3270-common 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 3270-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install 3270-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install 3270-common

Install 3270-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install 3270-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install 3270-common

Install 3270-common 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 3270-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install 3270-common

How To Uninstall 3270-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the 3270-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove 3270-common

Uninstall 3270-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall 3270-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove 3270-common

Remove 3270-common Configurations and Data

To remove 3270-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge 3270-common

Remove 3270-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove 3270-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge 3270-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install 3270-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.