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