How To Install dateutils on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dateutils on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is dateutils
dateutils is:
Dateutils are a bunch of tools that revolve around fiddling with dates and times in the command line with a strong focus on use cases that arise when dealing with large amounts of financial data.
There are three methods to install dateutils 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 dateutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dateutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dateutils
Install dateutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dateutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dateutils
Install dateutils 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 dateutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dateutils
How To Uninstall dateutils on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the dateutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dateutils
Uninstall dateutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dateutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dateutils
Remove dateutils Configurations and Data
To remove dateutils configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dateutils
Remove dateutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dateutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dateutils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dateutils package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
