How do you uninstall apt packages in Ubuntu using the terminal? It’s quite simple, actually. If you know the package name, just use it with the apt remove command like this: sudo apt remove package_name Even if you do not know the exact package name, tab completion is there to help you. You may also use the older apt-get remove command here. sudo apt-get remove … [Read more...] about apt remove: Uninstall apt Packages in Ubuntu
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Uninstall Snap Packages from Ubuntu and Other Linux Distros
Installed Snap package earlier and now you want to uninstall it? To remove a snap package, use the command in the following fashion: sudo snap remove package_name You need to know the exact package name here. How do you get that? Let me discuss all this in a bit more detail. Uninstall Snap packages You need the exact package name to remove it. The tab completion works … [Read more...] about Uninstall Snap Packages from Ubuntu and Other Linux Distros
How to Upgrade Python Packages with Pip
When was the last that you updated Python packages installed via Pip? Most of the users tend to forget that those packages also need to be updated, as just updating the system repository is not going to work here. So let’s take a moment and see how to update old Python packages with Pip. How to use pip to upgrade Python packages Pip (Pip Installs Packages) is a command … [Read more...] about How to Upgrade Python Packages with Pip
List Upgradable Packages With apt Command in Ubuntu
The apt command is used for package management in Debian and Ubuntu. While you are probably already familiar with the install and remove options, apt provides a few extra features as well. One of them is the ability to see all the upgradable packages on your system. And to display them, all you have to do is to use this command in the terminal: apt list --upgradable As you … [Read more...] about List Upgradable Packages With apt Command in Ubuntu
How to Uninstall Deb Packages in Ubuntu
Installing applications from a deb file is quite simple. You double click on it and it opens in the Software Center application and you install it from there. But what about uninstalling a .deb package in Ubuntu or Debian? How do you remove the package you installed some time back. While there are several ifs and buts around it, the simplest and most reliable way of … [Read more...] about How to Uninstall Deb Packages in Ubuntu
Fixing “Target Packages is configured multiple times” Error in Ubuntu & Debian Based Linux Distributions
Recently, when I was updating Ubuntu via command line, I encountered a warning that complained about target package being configured multiple times. The exact message after running sudo apt update command looked like this: Fetched 324 kB in 6s (50.6 kB/s) Reading package lists… Done Building dependency tree… Done Reading state information… Done 17 packages can be upgraded. … [Read more...] about Fixing “Target Packages is configured multiple times” Error in Ubuntu & Debian Based Linux Distributions
Installing Packages From External Repositories in Ubuntu [Explained]
You have some ideas about installing packages in Ubuntu with apt command. Those packages come from Ubuntu’s repositories. How about third-party or external repository? No, I am not talking about PPA here. Sooner or later, you’ll come across installation instructions that goes in at least four lines. You install something called ‘apt-transport-https’ and then do something … [Read more...] about Installing Packages From External Repositories in Ubuntu [Explained]
Creating a PKGBUILD to Make Packages for Arch Linux
PKGBUILD files are how packages are built and created for Arch Linux and its derivatives such as Manjaro. You may have even come across them a bit yourself if you’ve ever used the AUR, Arch Linux’s user-curated repository of PKGBUILDs. But how exactly do you go from a PKGBUILD to an installable package? What exactly is going on between the two, and how can you make them … [Read more...] about Creating a PKGBUILD to Make Packages for Arch Linux
Apt Command to Check All Installed Packages in Ubuntu Linux
How to check package is installed or not in Ubuntu? Here is the command to check version of installed package on Ubuntu – show installed package versions or Ubuntu check package versions available. 3 Commands to Check Version of Installed Package Learn how to list installed packages with its Ubuntu version. 1. Using apt command Using apt command with argument list is … [Read more...] about Apt Command to Check All Installed Packages in Ubuntu Linux
How to Use the eopkg Commands to Manage Packages in Solus Linux
As a distribution built from scratch, the number of packages available in Solus repositories is limited, unlike Arch-based distributions that have AUR. But Solus compensate it with the support for Flatpak and Snap packages. The package manager for Solus Linux is eopkg which is based on PiSi (Packages Installed Successfully as Intended), the package manager developed for … [Read more...] about How to Use the eopkg Commands to Manage Packages in Solus Linux