How To Install gfax on Ubuntu 22.04

In this guide, we’ll discuss How To Install gfax on Ubuntu 22.04. Also, we will demonstrate how to uninstall and update gfax.

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install gfax

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is gfax and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install gfax on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install gfax using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install gfax using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gfax

Install gfax using apt

Because gfax is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install gfax using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gfax

Install gfax 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 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install gfax by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gfax

How to upgrade (update) a single package gfax using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the gfax, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install gfax

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

How To Uninstall gfax from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the gfax package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gfax

Uninstall gfax and all its dependencies

To uninstall gfax and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfax

Remove gfax with all configurations and data

To remove gfax configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gfax

Remove gfax completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to gfax package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfax

Extra info and code examples

The GFAX project aims to provide a free front end to the various facsimile programs available for Linux and other operating systems that use the GNOME project. This is a GNOME-2.x port of GFAX and is written in C# using Mono and Gtk#. GFAX provides the familiar "pop up" window and phone book support when one "prints" to a "fax" printer.

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Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install gfax using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the gfax from Ubuntu 22.04.

See also:

How To Install gfax on Ubuntu 22.04

How To Install gfax on Ubuntu 21.04

How To Install gfax on CentOS 8

How To Install gfax on Debian 11

How To Install gfax on Fedora 34

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