How To Install paperwork-shell 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 paperwork-shell on Ubuntu.
What is paperwork-shell
paperwork-shell is:
Paperwork-shell provides 2 commands:
- paperwork-cli: Human-friendly command line interface. For instance, it can be useful if you want to use Paperwork through SSH.
- paperwork-json: Designed to be used in scripts. Results can be parsed in shell scripts using jq.
There are three methods to install paperwork-shell 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 paperwork-shell Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install paperwork-shell using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install paperwork-shell
Install paperwork-shell Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install paperwork-shell using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install paperwork-shell
Install paperwork-shell 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 paperwork-shell using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install paperwork-shell
How To Uninstall paperwork-shell on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the paperwork-shell package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove paperwork-shell
Uninstall paperwork-shell And Its Dependencies
To uninstall paperwork-shell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove paperwork-shell
Remove paperwork-shell Configurations and Data
To remove paperwork-shell configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge paperwork-shell
Remove paperwork-shell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove paperwork-shell configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge paperwork-shell
Dependencies
paperwork-shell have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install paperwork-shell package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.