How To Install decopy 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 decopy on Ubuntu.
What is decopy
decopy is:
Decopy automates writing and updating the debian/copyright file.
It reads all files in the source tree, analyzes the licenses and copyright messages included and generates the corresponding debian/copyright file. When the file already exists, decopy parses it to generate a more complete output.
There are three methods to install decopy 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 decopy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install decopy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install decopy
Install decopy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install decopy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install decopy
Install decopy 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 decopy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install decopy
How To Uninstall decopy on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the decopy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove decopy
Uninstall decopy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall decopy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove decopy
Remove decopy Configurations and Data
To remove decopy configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge decopy
Remove decopy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove decopy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge decopy
Dependencies
decopy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install decopy package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.