How To Install tor-arm on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tor-arm on Ubuntu 20.04. tor-arm is transitional package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tor-arm on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is tor-arm

tor-arm is:

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install tor-arm 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 tor-arm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tor-arm

Install tor-arm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tor-arm

Install tor-arm 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 tor-arm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tor-arm

How To Uninstall tor-arm on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the tor-arm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tor-arm

Uninstall tor-arm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tor-arm

Remove tor-arm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tor-arm

Remove tor-arm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tor-arm

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Summary

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