Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install arj on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is arj
arj is:
This package is an open source version of the arj archiver. This version
has been created with the intent to preserve maximum compatibility and
retain the feature set of original ARJ archiver as provided by
ARJ Software, Inc.
There are three methods to install arj 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 arj Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install arj using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install arj
Install arj Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install arj using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install arj
Install arj 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 arj using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install arj
How To Uninstall arj on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the arj package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove arj
Uninstall arj And Its Dependencies
To uninstall arj and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove arj
Remove arj Configurations and Data
To remove arj configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge arj
Remove arj configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove arj configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge arj
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install arj package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
