How To Install edbrowse on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install edbrowse on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is edbrowse
edbrowse is:
edbrowse is a reimplementation of /bin/ed, with some basic differences (it uses Perl regular expressions) with the ability to visit webpages and ftp sites. edbrowse performs basic transformations on the html source to produce a readable representation. edbrowse supports Forms, Frames, Netscape-style cookies, HTTPS connections and JavaScript.
There are three methods to install edbrowse 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 edbrowse Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install edbrowse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install edbrowse
Install edbrowse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install edbrowse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install edbrowse
Install edbrowse 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 edbrowse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install edbrowse
How To Uninstall edbrowse on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the edbrowse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove edbrowse
Uninstall edbrowse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall edbrowse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove edbrowse
Remove edbrowse Configurations and Data
To remove edbrowse configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge edbrowse
Remove edbrowse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove edbrowse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge edbrowse
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install edbrowse package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.