How To Install byobu 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 byobu on Ubuntu.
What is byobu
byobu is:
Byobu is Ubuntu’s powerful text-based window manager, shell multiplexer, and integrated DevOps environment.
Using Byobu, you can quickly create and move between different windows over a single SSH connection or TTY terminal, split each of those windows into multiple panes, monitor dozens of important statistics about your system, detach and reattach to sessions later while your programs continue to run in the background.
There are three methods to install byobu 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 byobu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install byobu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install byobu
Install byobu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install byobu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install byobu
Install byobu 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 byobu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install byobu
How To Uninstall byobu on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the byobu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove byobu
Uninstall byobu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall byobu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove byobu
Remove byobu Configurations and Data
To remove byobu configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge byobu
Remove byobu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove byobu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge byobu
Dependencies
byobu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install byobu package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.