How To Install agrep on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install agrep on Ubuntu 20.04. agrep is text search tool with support for approximate patterns

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install agrep on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is agrep

agrep is:

agrep is a version of standard grep with the following enhancements:

  • the ability to search for approximate patterns
  • it is record oriented rather than just line oriented
  • multiple patterns with AND OR logic queries

This package contains glimpse’s (4.x) last free version of grep.

There are three methods to install agrep on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install agrep Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install agrep

Install agrep Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install agrep using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install agrep

Install agrep 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 agrep using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install agrep

How To Uninstall agrep on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the agrep package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove agrep

Uninstall agrep And Its Dependencies

To uninstall agrep and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove agrep

Remove agrep Configurations and Data

To remove agrep configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge agrep

Remove agrep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge agrep

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install agrep package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.