How To Install apt-forktracer on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 390 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-forktracer on Ubuntu.
What is apt-forktracer
apt-forktracer is:
apt-forktracer tries to alleviate the problem that APT stops tracking official versions of a package after you pin it or install a newer version.
apt-forktracer displays a list of packages which are in an inconsistent state, or whose installed version is different than the newest official one. You can choose to ignore certain packages - if they match certain criteria - using a configuration file.
There are three methods to install apt-forktracer 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-forktracer 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-forktracer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-forktracer
Install apt-forktracer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-forktracer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-forktracer
Install apt-forktracer 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-forktracer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-forktracer
How To Uninstall apt-forktracer on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the apt-forktracer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-forktracer
Uninstall apt-forktracer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-forktracer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-forktracer
Remove apt-forktracer Configurations and Data
To remove apt-forktracer configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-forktracer
Remove apt-forktracer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-forktracer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-forktracer
Dependencies
apt-forktracer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-forktracer package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.