How To Install nvchecker on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nvchecker on Ubuntu 22.04. nvchecker is new-version checker for software releases

Introduction

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

What is nvchecker

nvchecker is:

nvchecker (short for new version checker) is for checking if a new version of some software has been released.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nvchecker

Install nvchecker Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nvchecker

Install nvchecker 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 nvchecker using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nvchecker

How To Uninstall nvchecker on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove nvchecker

Uninstall nvchecker And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvchecker

Remove nvchecker Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nvchecker

Remove nvchecker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvchecker

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Summary

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