How To Install autofs5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autofs5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is autofs5
autofs5 is:
This transitional dummy package is safe to remove.
There are three methods to install autofs5 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install autofs5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install autofs5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install autofs5
Install autofs5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install autofs5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install autofs5
Install autofs5 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 autofs5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install autofs5
How To Uninstall autofs5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the autofs5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove autofs5
Uninstall autofs5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall autofs5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove autofs5
Remove autofs5 Configurations and Data
To remove autofs5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge autofs5
Remove autofs5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove autofs5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autofs5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autofs5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
