How To Install ondir on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ondir on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ondir
ondir is:
ondir is a small program to automate tasks specific to certain directories. It works by executing scripts in directories when you enter and leave them. It may be used to set environment variables or change the umask depending on the current working directory.
This program is similar to the direnv package. In contrast to direnv, which expects the per-directory settings to be stored in the directory itself, ondir uses a central configuration file in the user’s home directory, and can match directories based on patterns.
ondir supports bash, zsh and fish out of the box.
There are three methods to install ondir 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 ondir Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ondir using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ondir
Install ondir Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ondir using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ondir
Install ondir 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 ondir using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ondir
How To Uninstall ondir on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ondir package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ondir
Uninstall ondir And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ondir and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ondir
Remove ondir Configurations and Data
To remove ondir configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ondir
Remove ondir configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ondir configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ondir
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ondir package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
