How To Install elog 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 elog on Ubuntu.
What is elog
elog is:
The Electronic Logbook (ELOG) provides a Web interface to manage notes. Its general purpose is to make it easy for people to put and access information online; in the form of short, time stamped text messages with optional HTML markup for presentation, and optional file attachments. ELOG has its own daemon, there is no need for a full-fledged server (e.g. Apache). It stores notes as simple as plain text; no special formatting. Its features:
- Personal logbooks: Personal notes can be written into ELOG and can then be retrieved from anywhere with a Web browser.
- Shared logbooks: Logbooks can be shared by several people, for reading and optionally for writing. Work groups can share and exchange information like in a (simplified) news group.
- Small databases: Since arbitrary attributes can be defined for a logbook, it can be used as a small database with search facilities.
- Problem collections: A system can consist of two logbooks, in one of which users enter bugs or problems. Whenever someone adds a problem, an email is automatically sent to the administrator.
- Shift logbooks: If the Allow delete and Allow edit flags are off, an entry cannot be modified once it’s been entered. This can be useful for shift logbooks for example in Physics experiments where each entry becomes a “document” with a time and author stamp.
- File collections: Since files can be attached to ELOG entries, the system can be used to store and retrieve files.
There are three methods to install elog 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 elog Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install elog using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elog
Install elog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elog
Install elog 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 elog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elog
How To Uninstall elog on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the elog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elog
Uninstall elog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elog
Remove elog Configurations and Data
To remove elog configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elog
Remove elog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elog
Dependencies
elog have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elog package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.