How To Install dares on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dares on Ubuntu 22.04. dares is rescue files from damaged CDs and DVDs (ncurses-interface)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dares on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is dares

dares is:

Dares scans a CD/DVD image or a CD/DVD for files. This also works when the filesystem (ISO-9660 or UDF) on the disc is damaged and cannot be mounted anymore.

There are three methods to install dares on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dares Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dares

Install dares Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dares using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dares

Install dares 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 dares using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dares

How To Uninstall dares on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the dares package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dares

Uninstall dares And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dares and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dares

Remove dares Configurations and Data

To remove dares configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dares

Remove dares configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dares

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dares package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.