How To Install cockpit-docker on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-docker on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is cockpit-docker
cockpit-docker is:
The Cockpit components for interacting with Docker and user interface.
There are three methods to install cockpit-docker 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 cockpit-docker Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cockpit-docker using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cockpit-docker
Install cockpit-docker Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cockpit-docker using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cockpit-docker
Install cockpit-docker 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 cockpit-docker using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cockpit-docker
How To Uninstall cockpit-docker on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the cockpit-docker package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cockpit-docker
Uninstall cockpit-docker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cockpit-docker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cockpit-docker
Remove cockpit-docker Configurations and Data
To remove cockpit-docker configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cockpit-docker
Remove cockpit-docker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cockpit-docker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cockpit-docker
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-docker package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
