How To Install planetfilter 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 planetfilter on Ubuntu.
What is planetfilter
planetfilter is:
PlanetFilter uses a user-provided filter to prune blog aggregator feeds. It allows anyone to subscribe to popular blog aggregators without being overwhelmed by the noise.
There are three methods to install planetfilter 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 planetfilter Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install planetfilter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install planetfilter
Install planetfilter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install planetfilter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install planetfilter
Install planetfilter 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 planetfilter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install planetfilter
How To Uninstall planetfilter on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the planetfilter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove planetfilter
Uninstall planetfilter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall planetfilter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove planetfilter
Remove planetfilter Configurations and Data
To remove planetfilter configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge planetfilter
Remove planetfilter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove planetfilter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge planetfilter
Dependencies
planetfilter have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install planetfilter package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.