How To Install textdraw 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 textdraw on Ubuntu.
What is textdraw
textdraw is:
Textdraw (td) is a small utility that allows do draw (ASCII-based) line-, rectangle-, ellipse- and text-objects with copy/paste/move features.
It completes existing console-based software to a ’textbased only office' and offers a simple and easy way to draw ascii graphics for documentations, presentations, mails and much more.
There are three methods to install textdraw 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 textdraw Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install textdraw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install textdraw
Install textdraw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install textdraw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install textdraw
Install textdraw 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 textdraw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install textdraw
How To Uninstall textdraw on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the textdraw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove textdraw
Uninstall textdraw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall textdraw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove textdraw
Remove textdraw Configurations and Data
To remove textdraw configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge textdraw
Remove textdraw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove textdraw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge textdraw
Dependencies
textdraw have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install textdraw package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.