How To Install sapgui-package on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sapgui-package on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sapgui-package
sapgui-package is:
This package provides the capability to create a Debian package for the Platinum Java SAP GUI from the provided JAR by just running ‘make-sgpkg
’.
There are three methods to install sapgui-package 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 sapgui-package Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sapgui-package using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sapgui-package
Install sapgui-package Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sapgui-package using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sapgui-package
Install sapgui-package 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 sapgui-package using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sapgui-package
How To Uninstall sapgui-package on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sapgui-package package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sapgui-package
Uninstall sapgui-package And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sapgui-package and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sapgui-package
Remove sapgui-package Configurations and Data
To remove sapgui-package configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sapgui-package
Remove sapgui-package configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sapgui-package configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sapgui-package
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sapgui-package package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
