How To Install kontrolpack on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kontrolpack on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kontrolpack
kontrolpack is:
The purpose of KontrolPack is to improve interoperability between systems by connecting remote computers, regardless of their operating system. It can be used to:
- Handle remote shell command execution.
- Share files between remote computers.
- Manage your network: LAN (Local Area Network).
- Get an overview of the workstations on your LAN.
- Lightweight XML based message exchange between client and server.
- Handle each client with a personalized tab panel.
- Send commands simultaneously to all computers on your LAN.
- Cross-platform (GNU/Linux, Mac OSX, MS Windows).
There are three methods to install kontrolpack 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 kontrolpack Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kontrolpack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kontrolpack
Install kontrolpack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kontrolpack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kontrolpack
Install kontrolpack 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 kontrolpack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kontrolpack
How To Uninstall kontrolpack on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kontrolpack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kontrolpack
Uninstall kontrolpack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kontrolpack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kontrolpack
Remove kontrolpack Configurations and Data
To remove kontrolpack configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kontrolpack
Remove kontrolpack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kontrolpack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kontrolpack
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kontrolpack package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
