How To Install netlabel-tools on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install netlabel-tools on Ubuntu 22.04. netlabel-tools is management tool for the Linux NetLabel Subsystem

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install netlabel-tools on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is netlabel-tools

netlabel-tools is:

The NetLabel management utility, netlabelctl, is a command line program designed to allow system administrators to configure the NetLabel system in the kernel.

This package requires that the running kernel supports NETLABEL.

There are three methods to install netlabel-tools on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install netlabel-tools Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install netlabel-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install netlabel-tools

Install netlabel-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install netlabel-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install netlabel-tools

Install netlabel-tools 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 netlabel-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install netlabel-tools

How To Uninstall netlabel-tools on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the netlabel-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove netlabel-tools

Uninstall netlabel-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall netlabel-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove netlabel-tools

Remove netlabel-tools Configurations and Data

To remove netlabel-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge netlabel-tools

Remove netlabel-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove netlabel-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netlabel-tools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install netlabel-tools package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.