How To Install cmdreader on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cmdreader on Ubuntu 20.04. cmdreader is Library that parses command line arguments

Introduction

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

What is cmdreader

cmdreader is:

Parses command line arguments. The CmdReader can turn strings like -fmv /foo/bar /bar/baz –color=white *.xyzzy *.cheese into something that easier to work with programmatically.

There are three methods to install cmdreader 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 cmdreader Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cmdreader

Install cmdreader Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cmdreader

Install cmdreader 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 cmdreader using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cmdreader

How To Uninstall cmdreader on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cmdreader

Uninstall cmdreader And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmdreader

Remove cmdreader Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cmdreader

Remove cmdreader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmdreader

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Summary

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