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