How To Install wcd 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 wcd on Ubuntu.
What is wcd
wcd is:
Wcd (Wherever Change Directory) is a program to quickly change directories. It saves time typing at the keyboard. One needs to type only a part of a directory name and wcd will jump to it. By default, wcd searches for a directory with a name that begins with what has been typed, but the use of wildcards is also fully supported.
There are three methods to install wcd 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 wcd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wcd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wcd
Install wcd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wcd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wcd
Install wcd 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 wcd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wcd
How To Uninstall wcd on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the wcd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wcd
Uninstall wcd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wcd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wcd
Remove wcd Configurations and Data
To remove wcd configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wcd
Remove wcd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wcd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wcd
Dependencies
wcd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wcd package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.