How To Install ibmasm-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibmasm-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ibmasm-utils
ibmasm-utils is:
This package contains the tools necessary to set up the IBM Advanced System Management Drives.
There are three methods to install ibmasm-utils 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 ibmasm-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ibmasm-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ibmasm-utils
Install ibmasm-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ibmasm-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ibmasm-utils
Install ibmasm-utils 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 ibmasm-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ibmasm-utils
How To Uninstall ibmasm-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ibmasm-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ibmasm-utils
Uninstall ibmasm-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ibmasm-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibmasm-utils
Remove ibmasm-utils Configurations and Data
To remove ibmasm-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ibmasm-utils
Remove ibmasm-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ibmasm-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ibmasm-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibmasm-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
