How To Install openboard 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 openboard on Ubuntu.
What is openboard
openboard is:
OpenBoard is an open source cross-platform interactive white board application designed primarily for use in schools.
It was originally forked from Open-Sankoré, which was itself based on Uniboard.
There are three methods to install openboard 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 openboard Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openboard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openboard
Install openboard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openboard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openboard
Install openboard 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 openboard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openboard
How To Uninstall openboard on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the openboard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openboard
Uninstall openboard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openboard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openboard
Remove openboard Configurations and Data
To remove openboard configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openboard
Remove openboard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openboard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openboard
Dependencies
openboard have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openboard package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.