How To Install vera 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 vera on Ubuntu.
What is vera
vera is:
The free edition of V.E.R.A. - Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms - is a comprehensive dictionary of computer related acronyms with more than 11800 entries. This package contains the dictionary formatted as a single info file.
Note that this version is usually older than the one that is run on the V.E.R.A. homepage.
There are three methods to install vera 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 vera Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vera using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vera
Install vera Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vera using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vera
Install vera 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 vera using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vera
How To Uninstall vera on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the vera package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vera
Uninstall vera And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vera and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vera
Remove vera Configurations and Data
To remove vera configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vera
Remove vera configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vera configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vera
Dependencies
vera have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vera package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.