How To Install apt-dpkg-ref on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-dpkg-ref on Ubuntu.
What is apt-dpkg-ref
apt-dpkg-ref is:
A quick lookup chart with various APT and dpkg options for handy reference, for those who haven’t quite memorized the most commonly used commands.
This package will generate the documentation in different formats, such as HTML and PDF.
There are three methods to install apt-dpkg-ref on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install apt-dpkg-ref Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-dpkg-ref using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-dpkg-ref
Install apt-dpkg-ref Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-dpkg-ref using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-dpkg-ref
Install apt-dpkg-ref 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 apt-dpkg-ref using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-dpkg-ref
How To Uninstall apt-dpkg-ref on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the apt-dpkg-ref package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-dpkg-ref
Uninstall apt-dpkg-ref And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-dpkg-ref and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-dpkg-ref
Remove apt-dpkg-ref Configurations and Data
To remove apt-dpkg-ref configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-dpkg-ref
Remove apt-dpkg-ref configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-dpkg-ref configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-dpkg-ref
Dependencies
apt-dpkg-ref have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-dpkg-ref package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.