How To Install cmake-data on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmake-data on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is cmake-data
cmake-data is:
This package provides CMake architecture independent data files (modules, templates, documentation etc.). Unless you have cmake installed, you probably do not need this package.
There are three methods to install cmake-data 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 cmake-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cmake-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cmake-data
Install cmake-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cmake-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cmake-data
Install cmake-data 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 cmake-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cmake-data
How To Uninstall cmake-data on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the cmake-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cmake-data
Uninstall cmake-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cmake-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmake-data
Remove cmake-data Configurations and Data
To remove cmake-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cmake-data
Remove cmake-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cmake-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmake-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmake-data package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
