How To Install debian-edu-fai on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-edu-fai on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is debian-edu-fai
debian-edu-fai is:
The Debian Edu project provides Debian based systems customized for schools and other education facilities.
This package provides an installation method for Debian Edu workstations based on FAI (Fully Automated Installation).
Other than the Debian Installer based installation of Debian Edu workstations (provided by debian-edu-config), the FAI method is more flexible and customizable.
There are three methods to install debian-edu-fai on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install debian-edu-fai Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-edu-fai using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debian-edu-fai
Install debian-edu-fai Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-edu-fai using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debian-edu-fai
Install debian-edu-fai 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 debian-edu-fai using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debian-edu-fai
How To Uninstall debian-edu-fai on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the debian-edu-fai package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debian-edu-fai
Uninstall debian-edu-fai And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debian-edu-fai and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debian-edu-fai
Remove debian-edu-fai Configurations and Data
To remove debian-edu-fai configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debian-edu-fai
Remove debian-edu-fai configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debian-edu-fai configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debian-edu-fai
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-edu-fai package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
