How To Install debbugs-web on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debbugs-web on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is debbugs-web
debbugs-web is:
Debian has a bug tracking system which files details of bugs reported by users and developers. Each bug is given a number, and is kept on file until it is marked as having been dealt with. The system is mainly controlled by e-mail, but the bug reports can be viewed using the WWW.
This package contains the cgi scripts necessary to view bugreports using the web.
There are three methods to install debbugs-web 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 debbugs-web Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install debbugs-web using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debbugs-web
Install debbugs-web Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debbugs-web using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debbugs-web
Install debbugs-web 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 debbugs-web using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debbugs-web
How To Uninstall debbugs-web on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the debbugs-web package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debbugs-web
Uninstall debbugs-web And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debbugs-web and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debbugs-web
Remove debbugs-web Configurations and Data
To remove debbugs-web configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debbugs-web
Remove debbugs-web configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debbugs-web configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debbugs-web
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debbugs-web package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
