Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bd on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is bd
bd is:
bd allows you to go to a parent directory in bash instead of typing
“cd ../../..” redundantly.
You can simply type backdir with starting few letters and it will auto
complete the directory name.
It can be used with other commands such as ls, ln, echo, zip, tar, etc.
There are three methods to install bd 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 bd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bd
Install bd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bd
Install bd 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 bd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bd
How To Uninstall bd on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the bd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bd
Uninstall bd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bd
Remove bd Configurations and Data
To remove bd configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bd
Remove bd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bd package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
