How to apt-get install without prompts
apt-get install tends to throw lots of Yes or No prompts, asking if dependent packages need to be installed or not. If you are installing a package that is large or with lots of dependencies or...
View ArticleHow to install a package from Ubuntu repositories
Installing a package from the Ubuntu repositories is easy. There are three ways to do it. You can use the Ubuntu Software Center. Open it, search for the package name and install it. You can use the...
View ArticleHow to get source packages in Ubuntu
Ubuntu package management makes it really easy to download and install the packages you want. These packages contain binaries, libraries, headers and other files needed to execute an application....
View ArticleHow to uninstall a package in Ubuntu
Uninstalling a package in Ubuntu can be performed in many ways. For example, assume that the package named vim needs to be uninstalled. Using the shell The package vim can be uninstalled using apt-get:...
View ArticleHow to enable fancy progress bar for apt
apt is a new tool that has been introduced to take over the functionality of apt-get and apt-cache. It has fancy and colorful progress bars that can be enabled using this: $ sudo -s $ echo...
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