How to install gtkterm On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove gtkterm Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install gtkterm On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package gtkterm from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of gtkterm:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: gtkterm

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

	sudo apt-get install gtkterm

Package Details

Package:gtkterm
Version:0.99.7~rc1-0.2ubuntu1
Maintainer:Ubuntu MOTU Developers
Home page:http://www.jls-info.com/julien/linux/
Description:A simple GTK+ serial port terminal
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/comm

How to install gtkterm on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install gtkterm On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove gtkterm Package

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 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 gtkterm is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gtkterm' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L gtkterm
dpkg-query: package 'gtkterm' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing gtkterm:

After system update use the following command to install gtkterm:

sudo apt-get install gtkterm

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 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 gtkterm from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gtkterm from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the gtkterm following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  gtkterm

Following command is used to remove the gtkterm package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gtkterm

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

Completely removing gtkterm with all configuration files:

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

sudo apt-get purge gtkterm

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gtkterm

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