How To Install netrw on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install netrw on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is netrw
netrw is:
Netrw is a simple (but powerful) tool for transporting data over the internet. Its main purpose is to simplify and speed up file transfers to hosts without an FTP server. It can also be used for uploading data to some other user. It is something like one-way netcat (nc) with some nice features concerning data transfers. Netrw can compute and check message digest (MD5, SHA-1, and some others) of all the data being transferred, it can also print information on progress and average speed. At the end it sums up the transfer.
There are three methods to install netrw 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 netrw Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install netrw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install netrw
Install netrw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install netrw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install netrw
Install netrw 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 netrw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install netrw
How To Uninstall netrw on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the netrw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove netrw
Uninstall netrw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall netrw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove netrw
Remove netrw Configurations and Data
To remove netrw configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge netrw
Remove netrw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove netrw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netrw
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install netrw package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
