How To Install darnwdl on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install darnwdl on Ubuntu 20.04. darnwdl is WDL document format viewer

Introduction

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

What is darnwdl

darnwdl is:

WDL is a document format used by Taiwan government. darnwdl is a viewer for WDL files. Due to the format spec is not open, darnwdl is based on reverse engineering.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install darnwdl

Install darnwdl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install darnwdl

Install darnwdl 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 darnwdl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install darnwdl

How To Uninstall darnwdl on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove darnwdl

Uninstall darnwdl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove darnwdl

Remove darnwdl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge darnwdl

Remove darnwdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge darnwdl

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Summary

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