How To Install update-notifier-common on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install update-notifier-common on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is update-notifier-common
update-notifier-common is:
Apt setup files and reboot notification scripts shared between update-notifier and other packages, notably for server use cases.
There are three methods to install update-notifier-common 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 update-notifier-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install update-notifier-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install update-notifier-common
Install update-notifier-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install update-notifier-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install update-notifier-common
Install update-notifier-common 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 update-notifier-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install update-notifier-common
How To Uninstall update-notifier-common on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the update-notifier-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove update-notifier-common
Uninstall update-notifier-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall update-notifier-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove update-notifier-common
Remove update-notifier-common Configurations and Data
To remove update-notifier-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge update-notifier-common
Remove update-notifier-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove update-notifier-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge update-notifier-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install update-notifier-common package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
