How To Install ewipe on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ewipe on Ubuntu 22.04. ewipe is Yet another presentation tool based on Tcl/Tk

Introduction

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

What is ewipe

ewipe is:

Extended WIPE is a presentation tool written in Tcl/Tk. Unlike MagicPoint, the de facto standard in this realm, you can create resumes for presentation with user-friendly GUI, then save manuscripts in HTML and mgp (Magic Point file format).

There are three methods to install ewipe 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 ewipe Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ewipe

Install ewipe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ewipe

Install ewipe 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 ewipe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ewipe

How To Uninstall ewipe on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ewipe

Uninstall ewipe And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ewipe

Remove ewipe Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ewipe

Remove ewipe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ewipe

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Summary

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