How To Install aptdaemon-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install aptdaemon-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is aptdaemon-data
aptdaemon-data is:
Aptdaemon is a transaction based package management daemon. It allows normal users to perform package management tasks, e.g. refreshing the cache, upgrading the system, installing or removing software packages.
This package provides common data files (e.g. icons) for aptdaemon clients.
There are three methods to install aptdaemon-data 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 aptdaemon-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install aptdaemon-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install aptdaemon-data
Install aptdaemon-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install aptdaemon-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install aptdaemon-data
Install aptdaemon-data 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 aptdaemon-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install aptdaemon-data
How To Uninstall aptdaemon-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the aptdaemon-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove aptdaemon-data
Uninstall aptdaemon-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall aptdaemon-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove aptdaemon-data
Remove aptdaemon-data Configurations and Data
To remove aptdaemon-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge aptdaemon-data
Remove aptdaemon-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove aptdaemon-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aptdaemon-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install aptdaemon-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.