How To Install planetfilter on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install planetfilter on Ubuntu 22.04. planetfilter is filter for blog aggregators

Introduction

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

What is planetfilter

planetfilter is:

PlanetFilter uses a user-provided filter to prune blog aggregator feeds. It allows anyone to subscribe to popular blog aggregators without being overwhelmed by the noise.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install planetfilter

Install planetfilter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install planetfilter

Install planetfilter 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 planetfilter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install planetfilter

How To Uninstall planetfilter on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove planetfilter

Uninstall planetfilter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove planetfilter

Remove planetfilter Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge planetfilter

Remove planetfilter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge planetfilter

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Summary

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