How To Install sgrep 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 sgrep on Ubuntu.
What is sgrep
sgrep is:
A tool for searching text files and filtering text streams for structured criteria. Sgrep implements a query language based on so called region expressions.
Like grep, sgrep can be used for any kind of text files. However it is most useful for text files containing some kind of structured text. A file containing structured text could be defined as a file, which obeys some syntax. Examples of structured text files are SGML, HTML, C, TeX and mail files.
There are three methods to install sgrep 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 sgrep Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sgrep using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sgrep
Install sgrep Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sgrep using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sgrep
Install sgrep 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 sgrep using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sgrep
How To Uninstall sgrep on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the sgrep package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sgrep
Uninstall sgrep And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sgrep and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sgrep
Remove sgrep Configurations and Data
To remove sgrep configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sgrep
Remove sgrep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sgrep configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sgrep
Dependencies
sgrep have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sgrep package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.