How To Install efax-gtk on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install efax-gtk on Ubuntu 18.04. efax-gtk is front end in GTK+ for the efax program

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install efax-gtk on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is efax-gtk

efax-gtk is:

efax-gtk is a GTK+ front end for the efax program. It can be used to send and receive faxes with a fax modem, and to view, print and manage faxes received.

It also has a socket interface to provide a “virtual printer” for sending faxes from word processors and similar programs, and can automatically e-mail a received fax to a designated user, and automatically print a received fax.

There are three methods to install efax-gtk 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 efax-gtk Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install efax-gtk

Install efax-gtk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install efax-gtk

Install efax-gtk 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 efax-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install efax-gtk

How To Uninstall efax-gtk on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the efax-gtk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove efax-gtk

Uninstall efax-gtk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove efax-gtk

Remove efax-gtk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge efax-gtk

Remove efax-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge efax-gtk

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Summary

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