Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install abook on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is abook
abook is:
abook is a text-based ncurses address book application. It provides many
different fields of user info. abook is designed for use with mutt, but
can be used independently.
There are three methods to install abook 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 abook Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install abook using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install abook
Install abook Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install abook using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install abook
Install abook 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 abook using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install abook
How To Uninstall abook on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the abook package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove abook
Uninstall abook And Its Dependencies
To uninstall abook and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove abook
Remove abook Configurations and Data
To remove abook configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge abook
Remove abook configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove abook configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge abook
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install abook package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
