How To Install sweeper 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 sweeper on Ubuntu.

What is `sweeper`

sweeper is:

Sweeper can quickly remove temporary information, such as web page cookies, browser history, or the list of recently-opened documents. It helps provide additional privacy on a system shared between multiple users.

This package is part of the KDE SC utilities module.

There are three methods to install sweeper 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 sweeper Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sweeper using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sweeper

Install sweeper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sweeper using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sweeper

Install sweeper 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 sweeper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sweeper

How To Uninstall sweeper on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the sweeper package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sweeper

Uninstall sweeper And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sweeper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sweeper

Remove sweeper Configurations and Data

To remove sweeper configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sweeper

Remove sweeper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sweeper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sweeper

Dependencies

sweeper have the following dependencies:

References

sweeper website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sweeper package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.