How To Install gretl on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gretl on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gretl
gretl is:
The GNU Regression, Econometric and Time-Series Library (gretl) is a software package for econometric analysis. The package comprises a shared library, a command-line client program, and a graphical client built using GTK+.
This package provides the GTK+ client and the command-line client.
There are three methods to install gretl 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 gretl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gretl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gretl
Install gretl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gretl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gretl
Install gretl 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 gretl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gretl
How To Uninstall gretl on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gretl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gretl
Uninstall gretl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gretl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gretl
Remove gretl Configurations and Data
To remove gretl configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gretl
Remove gretl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gretl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gretl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gretl package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
