How To Install roffit on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 350 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install roffit on Ubuntu.
What is roffit
roffit is:
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There are three methods to install roffit 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 roffit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install roffit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install roffit
Install roffit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install roffit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install roffit
Install roffit 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 roffit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install roffit
How To Uninstall roffit on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the roffit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove roffit
Uninstall roffit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall roffit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove roffit
Remove roffit Configurations and Data
To remove roffit configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge roffit
Remove roffit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove roffit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge roffit
Dependencies
roffit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install roffit package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.