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Install lynx-cur on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install lynx-cur

Learn how to install lynx-cur with the command sudo apt-get install lynx-cur on Ubuntus.

Quick installation of lynx-cur:

Step 1: Update system:

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: lynx-cur

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

sudo apt-get install lynx-cur

Package Details

Package:lynx-cur
Version:2.8.8dev.9-2ubuntu0.12.04.1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://lynx.isc.org/
Description:Text-mode WWW Browser with NLS support (development version) Lynx is a fully-featured World Wide Web (WWW) client for users running cursor-addressable, character-cell display devices. It is very fast and easy to use. It will display HTML documents containing links to files residing on the local system, as well as files residing on remote systems running Gopher, HTTP, FTP, WAIS, and NNTP servers. . This package contains a development version of lynx. Homepage: http://lynx.isc.org/
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:web

How to install lynx-cur on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If lynx-cur is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L lynx-cur' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L lynx-cur
Package `lynx-cur' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing lynx-cur:

After system update use the following command to install lynx-cur:

sudo apt-get install lynx-cur

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove lynx-cur from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the lynx-cur from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the lynx-cur following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  lynx-cur

Following command is used to remove the lynx-cur package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove lynx-cur

This will remove lynx-cur and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing lynx-cur with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge lynx-cur

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove lynx-cur

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with lynx-cur package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.

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