How To Install dh-linktree on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-linktree on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dh-linktree
dh-linktree is:
Many developers bundle PHP or JavaScript libraries in the software that they provide. The Debian packager must then replace those “embedded copies” with symlinks to the packaged copy of those files. This operation is not without risks. A version mismatch can be the source of bugs that are hard to track.
dh_linktree is a tool that can assist you in this task. It can either unconditionally install a symlink tree of a given directory at the place of your choice, or it can only replace existing files with symlinks, or it can only replace existing identical files with symlinks.
There are three methods to install dh-linktree 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 dh-linktree Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-linktree using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dh-linktree
Install dh-linktree Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-linktree using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dh-linktree
Install dh-linktree 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 dh-linktree using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dh-linktree
How To Uninstall dh-linktree on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dh-linktree package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dh-linktree
Uninstall dh-linktree And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dh-linktree and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-linktree
Remove dh-linktree Configurations and Data
To remove dh-linktree configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dh-linktree
Remove dh-linktree configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dh-linktree configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-linktree
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-linktree package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
