How To Install pick 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 pick on Ubuntu.
What is pick
pick is:
The pick utility allows users to choose one option from a set of choices using an interface with fuzzy search functionality. pick reads a list of choices on stdin and outputs the selected choice on stdout. Therefore it is easily used both in pipelines and subshells.
There are three methods to install pick 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 pick Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pick using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pick
Install pick Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pick using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pick
Install pick 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 pick using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pick
How To Uninstall pick on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pick package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pick
Uninstall pick And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pick and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pick
Remove pick Configurations and Data
To remove pick configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pick
Remove pick configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pick configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pick
Dependencies
pick have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pick package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.