How To Install jailer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jailer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is jailer
jailer is:
Jailer is a simple script to help system administrators to create and maintain chrooted (that is, jailed) environments. It uses a simple configuration file which can be used to describe the location of configuration files, Debian packages and files or directories used to build the chroot environment.
There are three methods to install jailer 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 jailer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jailer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jailer
Install jailer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jailer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jailer
Install jailer 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 jailer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jailer
How To Uninstall jailer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the jailer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jailer
Uninstall jailer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jailer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jailer
Remove jailer Configurations and Data
To remove jailer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jailer
Remove jailer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jailer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jailer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jailer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
