How To Install silversearcher-ag on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install silversearcher-ag on Ubuntu 20.04. silversearcher-ag is very fast grep-like program, alternative to ack-grep

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install silversearcher-ag on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is silversearcher-ag

silversearcher-ag is:

The Silver Searcher is grep-like program implemented by C. An attempt to make something better than ack-grep.

It searches pattern about 3–5x faster than ack-grep. It ignores file patterns from your .gitignore and .hgignore.

There are three methods to install silversearcher-ag 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 silversearcher-ag Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install silversearcher-ag

Install silversearcher-ag Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install silversearcher-ag

Install silversearcher-ag 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 silversearcher-ag using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install silversearcher-ag

How To Uninstall silversearcher-ag on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the silversearcher-ag package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove silversearcher-ag

Uninstall silversearcher-ag And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove silversearcher-ag

Remove silversearcher-ag Configurations and Data

To remove silversearcher-ag configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge silversearcher-ag

Remove silversearcher-ag configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge silversearcher-ag

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Summary

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