How To Install duf on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install duf on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is duf
duf is:
Simple Disk Usage/Free Utility.
Features:
- User-friendly, colorful output.
- Adjusts to your terminal’s theme & width.
- Sort the results according to your needs.
- Groups & filters devices.
- Can conveniently output JSON.
There are three methods to install duf 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 duf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install duf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install duf
Install duf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install duf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install duf
Install duf 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 duf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install duf
How To Uninstall duf on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the duf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove duf
Uninstall duf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall duf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove duf
Remove duf Configurations and Data
To remove duf configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge duf
Remove duf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove duf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge duf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install duf package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
