How To Install dctrl-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dctrl-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dctrl-tools
dctrl-tools is:
Debian package information is generally stored in files having a special file format, dubbed the Debian control file format (the dctrl format), a special case of the record jar file format. These tools operate on any files conforming in a general sense to that format and are therefore widely applicable whenever those formats are in play.
Included are:
grep-dctrl - Grep dctrl-format files grep-available - Grep the DPKG available database grep-status - Grep the DPKG status database grep-aptavail - Grep the APT available database grep-debtags - Grep the Debtags package database
sort-dctrl - Sort dctrl-format files
tbl-dctrl - Tabulate dctrl-format files
sync-available - Sync the dpkg available database with the apt database
There are three methods to install dctrl-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 dctrl-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 dctrl-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dctrl-tools
Install dctrl-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dctrl-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dctrl-tools
Install dctrl-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 dctrl-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dctrl-tools
How To Uninstall dctrl-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dctrl-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dctrl-tools
Uninstall dctrl-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dctrl-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dctrl-tools
Remove dctrl-tools Configurations and Data
To remove dctrl-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dctrl-tools
Remove dctrl-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dctrl-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dctrl-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dctrl-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
