How To Install tree 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 tree on Ubuntu.
What is tree
tree is:
Tree is a recursive directory listing command that produces a depth indented listing of files, which is colorized ala dircolors if the LS_COLORS environment variable is set and output is to tty.
There are three methods to install tree 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 tree Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tree using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tree
Install tree Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tree using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tree
Install tree 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 tree using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tree
How To Uninstall tree on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the tree package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tree
Uninstall tree And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tree and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tree
Remove tree Configurations and Data
To remove tree configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tree
Remove tree configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tree configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tree
Dependencies
tree have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tree package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.