How To Install ledger2beancount on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ledger2beancount on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ledger2beancount
ledger2beancount is:
A script to automatically convert Ledger-based textual ledgers to Beancount ones.
Conversion is based on (concrete) syntax, so that information that is not meaningful for accounting reasons but still valuable (e.g., comments, formatting, etc.) can be preserved.
There are three methods to install ledger2beancount 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 ledger2beancount Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ledger2beancount using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ledger2beancount
Install ledger2beancount Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ledger2beancount using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ledger2beancount
Install ledger2beancount 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 ledger2beancount using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ledger2beancount
How To Uninstall ledger2beancount on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ledger2beancount package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ledger2beancount
Uninstall ledger2beancount And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ledger2beancount and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ledger2beancount
Remove ledger2beancount Configurations and Data
To remove ledger2beancount configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ledger2beancount
Remove ledger2beancount configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ledger2beancount configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ledger2beancount
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ledger2beancount package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
