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