How To Install gtypist on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtypist on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gtypist
gtypist is:
Displays exercise lines, measures your typing speed and accuracy, and displays the results. Two exercise types are possible: drills and speed tests.
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There are three methods to install gtypist 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 gtypist Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gtypist using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gtypist
Install gtypist Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gtypist using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gtypist
Install gtypist 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 gtypist using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gtypist
How To Uninstall gtypist on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gtypist package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gtypist
Uninstall gtypist And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gtypist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtypist
Remove gtypist Configurations and Data
To remove gtypist configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gtypist
Remove gtypist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gtypist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtypist
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtypist package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
