How To Install figlet 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 figlet on Ubuntu.
What is figlet
figlet is:
FIGlet (Frank, Ian & Glenn’s Letters) is a program that creates large characters out of ordinary screen characters.
It can create characters in many different styles and can kern and “smush” these characters together in various ways. FIGlet output is generally reminiscent of the sort of “signatures” many people like to put at the end of e-mail, Usenet and MOTD messages.
There are three methods to install figlet 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 figlet Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install figlet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install figlet
Install figlet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install figlet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install figlet
Install figlet 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 figlet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install figlet
How To Uninstall figlet on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the figlet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove figlet
Uninstall figlet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall figlet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove figlet
Remove figlet Configurations and Data
To remove figlet configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge figlet
Remove figlet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove figlet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge figlet
Dependencies
figlet have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install figlet package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.