How To Install lolcat on Ubuntu 22.04
catIntroduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lolcat on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is lolcat
lolcat is:
lolcat concatenates files like the UNIX
catprogram, but colors it for the lulz in a rainbow animation. Terminals with 256 colors and animations are supported.
There are three methods to install lolcat 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 lolcat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lolcat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lolcat
Install lolcat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lolcat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lolcat
Install lolcat 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 lolcat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lolcat
How To Uninstall lolcat on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the lolcat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lolcat
Uninstall lolcat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lolcat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lolcat
Remove lolcat Configurations and Data
To remove lolcat configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lolcat
Remove lolcat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lolcat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lolcat
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lolcat package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
