How To Install root-tail on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install root-tail on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is root-tail
root-tail is:
Root-tail is a program that displays and follows the most recent contents of one or more log fileslike “tail -f” but on the X root window, through the use of transparent windows.
There are three methods to install root-tail 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 root-tail Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install root-tail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install root-tail
Install root-tail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install root-tail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install root-tail
Install root-tail 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 root-tail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install root-tail
How To Uninstall root-tail on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the root-tail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove root-tail
Uninstall root-tail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall root-tail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove root-tail
Remove root-tail Configurations and Data
To remove root-tail configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge root-tail
Remove root-tail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove root-tail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge root-tail
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install root-tail package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
