How To Install fq 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 fq on Ubuntu.
What is fq
fq is:
Tool, language and decoders for inspecting binary data.
In most cases fq works the same way as jq but instead of reading JSON it reads binary data. The result is a JSON compatible structures where each value has a bit range, symbolic interpretations and know how to be presented in a useful way.
There are three methods to install fq 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 fq Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fq using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fq
Install fq Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fq using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fq
Install fq 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 fq using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fq
How To Uninstall fq on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the fq package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fq
Uninstall fq And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fq and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fq
Remove fq Configurations and Data
To remove fq configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fq
Remove fq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fq configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fq
Dependencies
fq have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fq package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.