How To Install podget on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install podget on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is podget
podget is:
Podget is a simple podcast aggregator optimized for running as a scheduled background job (i.e. cron). It features support for downloading podcasts from RSS & ATOM XML feeds, for sorting the files into folders & categories, for importing URLs from iTunes PCAST files & OPML lists automatic M3U & ASX playlist creation, and automatic cleanup of old files. It also features automatic UTF-16 conversion for podcasts hosted on MS Windows servers. Run podget once to install the users configuration files to $HOME/.podget, and then customize them there.
There are three methods to install podget 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 podget Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install podget using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install podget
Install podget Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install podget using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install podget
Install podget 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 podget using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install podget
How To Uninstall podget on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the podget package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove podget
Uninstall podget And Its Dependencies
To uninstall podget and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove podget
Remove podget Configurations and Data
To remove podget configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge podget
Remove podget configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove podget configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge podget
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install podget package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
