Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install attr on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is attr
attr is:
A set of tools for manipulating extended attributes on filesystem
objects, in particular getfattr(1) and setfattr(1).
An attr(1) command is also provided which is largely compatible
with the SGI IRIX tool of the same name.
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There are three methods to install attr on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install attr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install attr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install attr
Install attr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install attr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install attr
Install attr 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 attr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install attr
How To Uninstall attr on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the attr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove attr
Uninstall attr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall attr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove attr
Remove attr Configurations and Data
To remove attr configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge attr
Remove attr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove attr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge attr
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install attr package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
