How To Install apturl-common 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 apturl-common on Ubuntu.
What is apturl-common
apturl-common is:
AptUrl is a simple graphical application that takes an URL (which follows the apt-protocol) as a command line option, parses it and carries out the operations that the URL describes (that is, it asks the user if he wants the indicated packages to be installed and if the answer is positive does so for him).
This package contains the common data shared between the frontends.
There are three methods to install apturl-common 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 apturl-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apturl-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apturl-common
Install apturl-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apturl-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apturl-common
Install apturl-common 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 apturl-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apturl-common
How To Uninstall apturl-common on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the apturl-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apturl-common
Uninstall apturl-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apturl-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apturl-common
Remove apturl-common Configurations and Data
To remove apturl-common configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apturl-common
Remove apturl-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apturl-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apturl-common
Dependencies
apturl-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apturl-common package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.