How To Install uck on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install uck on Ubuntu 18.04. uck is Tool to customize official Ubuntu Live CDs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uck on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is uck

uck is:

UCK is a tool that helps you customizing official Ubuntu Live CDs (including Kubuntu/Xubuntu and Edubuntu) to your needs. You can add any package to the live system like, for example, language packs, applications, etc.

Features:

  • Create bootable LiveCD with predefined languages based upon an original Ubuntu/Kubuntu live CD using graphical wizard.
  • Build live CD with special features using scripts. It is possible to customize the root filesystem (for example install/remove packages), ISO contents (add/remove docs, change names) and initrd (add modules to boot, change boot sequence).

There are three methods to install uck 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 uck Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install uck

Install uck Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install uck using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install uck

Install uck 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 uck using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uck

How To Uninstall uck on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the uck package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uck

Uninstall uck And Its Dependencies

To uninstall uck and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uck

Remove uck Configurations and Data

To remove uck configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uck

Remove uck configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uck

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install uck package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.