How To Install leafnode on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install leafnode on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is leafnode
leafnode is:
Leafnode is a news server suitable for small, limited-bandwidth sites with only a few users (’leaf’ sites). It keeps track of which groups are being read, and downloads only articles in those groups. Leafnode has been designed to require no maintenance and to be easy to set up.
Perl is required to use some optional features of the package for handling very low volume newsgroups.
There are three methods to install leafnode 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 leafnode Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install leafnode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install leafnode
Install leafnode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install leafnode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install leafnode
Install leafnode 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 leafnode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install leafnode
How To Uninstall leafnode on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the leafnode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove leafnode
Uninstall leafnode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall leafnode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove leafnode
Remove leafnode Configurations and Data
To remove leafnode configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge leafnode
Remove leafnode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove leafnode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge leafnode
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install leafnode package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
