How To Install fstrcmp on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fstrcmp on Ubuntu 22.04. fstrcmp is fuzzy comparison of strings

Introduction

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

What is fstrcmp

fstrcmp is:

This package provides a command to make fuzzy string comparisons.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fstrcmp

Install fstrcmp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fstrcmp

Install fstrcmp 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 fstrcmp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fstrcmp

How To Uninstall fstrcmp on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove fstrcmp

Uninstall fstrcmp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fstrcmp

Remove fstrcmp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fstrcmp

Remove fstrcmp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fstrcmp

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Summary

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