How To Install classified-ads on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install classified-ads on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is classified-ads
classified-ads is:
Classified ads is an attempt to re-produce parts of the functionality that went away when usenet news ceased to exist. This attempt tries to fix the problem of disappearing news-servers so that there is no servers required; data storage is implemented inside client applications that users are running. Features of the program currently include
- Posting of ads online, with categorization.
- Replying to ads either in public or privately to operator.
- Binary attachments to posts.
- Providing basic data of operators
- Basic searching of content based on words.
- Audio negotiations between operators.
- Possibility to extend the UI using Tcl scripting language
- Sharing data between Tcl programs using general-purpose distributed db
There are three methods to install classified-ads 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 classified-ads Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install classified-ads using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install classified-ads
Install classified-ads Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install classified-ads using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install classified-ads
Install classified-ads 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 classified-ads using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install classified-ads
How To Uninstall classified-ads on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the classified-ads package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove classified-ads
Uninstall classified-ads And Its Dependencies
To uninstall classified-ads and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove classified-ads
Remove classified-ads Configurations and Data
To remove classified-ads configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge classified-ads
Remove classified-ads configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove classified-ads configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge classified-ads
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install classified-ads package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
