Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf-dickey on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is autoconf-dickey
autoconf-dickey is:
This hacked version of autoconf is required to bootstrap ncurses and
some other packages maintained upstream by Thomas Dickey. It should
not be used for other purposes.
There are three methods to install autoconf-dickey on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install autoconf-dickey Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install autoconf-dickey using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install autoconf-dickey
Install autoconf-dickey Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install autoconf-dickey using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install autoconf-dickey
Install autoconf-dickey 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 autoconf-dickey using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install autoconf-dickey
How To Uninstall autoconf-dickey on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the autoconf-dickey package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove autoconf-dickey
Uninstall autoconf-dickey And Its Dependencies
To uninstall autoconf-dickey and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove autoconf-dickey
Remove autoconf-dickey Configurations and Data
To remove autoconf-dickey configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge autoconf-dickey
Remove autoconf-dickey configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove autoconf-dickey configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autoconf-dickey
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf-dickey package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
