How To Install links2 on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

2 minutes • 400 words

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install links2 on Ubuntu.

What is `links2`

links2 is:

Links is a graphics and text mode WWW browser, similar to Lynx. It displays tables, frames, downloads on background, uses HTTP/1.1 keepalive connections. In graphics mode it displays PNG, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, and XBM pictures, runs external bindings on other types, and features anti-aliased font, smooth image zooming, 48-bit dithering, and gamma and aspect ratio correction.

There are three methods to install links2 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 links2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install links2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install links2

Install links2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install links2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install links2

Install links2 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 links2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install links2

How To Uninstall links2 on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the links2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove links2

Uninstall links2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall links2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove links2

Remove links2 Configurations and Data

To remove links2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge links2

Remove links2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove links2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge links2

Dependencies

links2 have the following dependencies:

References

links2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install links2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.