How To Install pv on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pv on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pv
pv is:
pv (Pipe Viewer) can be inserted into any normal pipeline between two processes to give a visual indication of how quickly data is passing through, how long it has taken, how near to completion it is, and an estimate of how long it will be until completion.
To use it, insert it in a pipeline between two processes, with the appropriate options. Its standard input will be passed through to its standard output and progress will be shown on standard error.
There are three methods to install pv 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 pv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pv
Install pv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pv
Install pv 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 pv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pv
How To Uninstall pv on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pv
Uninstall pv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pv
Remove pv Configurations and Data
To remove pv configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pv
Remove pv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pv package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
