How To Install vfit 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 vfit on Ubuntu.
What is vfit
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There are three methods to install vfit 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 vfit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vfit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vfit
Install vfit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vfit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vfit
Install vfit 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 vfit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vfit
How To Uninstall vfit on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the vfit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vfit
Uninstall vfit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vfit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vfit
Remove vfit Configurations and Data
To remove vfit configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vfit
Remove vfit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vfit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vfit
Dependencies
vfit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vfit package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.