How To Install xdeview 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 xdeview on Ubuntu.
What is xdeview
xdeview is:
This is an X11-based decoder for files encoded with the following formats: uuencode, xxencode, BASE64, yEncoding, quoted printable, and BinHex.
There are three methods to install xdeview 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 xdeview Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xdeview using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xdeview
Install xdeview Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xdeview using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xdeview
Install xdeview 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 xdeview using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xdeview
How To Uninstall xdeview on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xdeview package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xdeview
Uninstall xdeview And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xdeview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdeview
Remove xdeview Configurations and Data
To remove xdeview configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xdeview
Remove xdeview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xdeview configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdeview
Dependencies
xdeview have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdeview package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.