How To Install pidcat 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 pidcat on Ubuntu.
What is pidcat
pidcat is:
An update to Jeff Sharkey’s excellent logcat color script which only shows log entries for processes from a specific application package.
During application development you often want to only display log messages coming from your app. Unfortunately, because the process ID changes every time you deploy to the phone it becomes a challenge to grep for the right thing.
This script solves that problem by filtering by application package. Supply the target package as the sole argument to the Python script and enjoy a more convenient development process.
pidcat com.oprah.bees.android
There are three methods to install pidcat 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 pidcat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pidcat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pidcat
Install pidcat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pidcat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pidcat
Install pidcat 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 pidcat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pidcat
How To Uninstall pidcat on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pidcat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pidcat
Uninstall pidcat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pidcat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidcat
Remove pidcat Configurations and Data
To remove pidcat configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pidcat
Remove pidcat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pidcat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidcat
Dependencies
pidcat have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidcat package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.