How To Install python-ltsp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ltsp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-ltsp
python-ltsp is:
ltsp related python functions that make writing admininstation interfaces an easy task.
ltsp.status - functions to check different server processes ltsp.ltsconf - read and write lts.conf ltsp.dictionary - retrieve values from a chroot, validate variables ltsp.dchpconf - read and write /etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf ltsp.service - access additional service configs in /etc/ltsp/
There are three methods to install python-ltsp 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 python-ltsp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ltsp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ltsp
Install python-ltsp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ltsp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ltsp
Install python-ltsp 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 python-ltsp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ltsp
How To Uninstall python-ltsp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-ltsp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ltsp
Uninstall python-ltsp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ltsp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ltsp
Remove python-ltsp Configurations and Data
To remove python-ltsp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ltsp
Remove python-ltsp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ltsp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ltsp
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ltsp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
