How To Install argonaut-quota on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install argonaut-quota on Ubuntu 20.04. argonaut-quota is Argonaut (tool to apply disk quota from ldap)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install argonaut-quota on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is argonaut-quota

argonaut-quota is:

Client / server system for managing systems in collaboration with FusionDirectory (LDAP directory manager). Argonaut also allows interface with deployment tools such as FAI (Fully Automated Install) or OPSI (Open PC Server Integration).

This is a tool that reads info for quota from LDAP and applies it to your quota server. The LDAP information has to be stored using the fdQuota LDAP schema.

There are three methods to install argonaut-quota on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install argonaut-quota Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install argonaut-quota

Install argonaut-quota Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install argonaut-quota

Install argonaut-quota 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 argonaut-quota using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install argonaut-quota

How To Uninstall argonaut-quota on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the argonaut-quota package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove argonaut-quota

Uninstall argonaut-quota And Its Dependencies

To uninstall argonaut-quota and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove argonaut-quota

Remove argonaut-quota Configurations and Data

To remove argonaut-quota configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge argonaut-quota

Remove argonaut-quota configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge argonaut-quota

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install argonaut-quota package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.