How To Install bcfg2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bcfg2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is bcfg2
bcfg2 is:
Bcfg2 is a configuration management system that generates configuration sets for clients bound by client profiles. bcfg2 is the client portion of bcfg2 system which installs configuration images provided by bcfg2-server
There are three methods to install bcfg2 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 bcfg2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bcfg2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bcfg2
Install bcfg2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bcfg2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bcfg2
Install bcfg2 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 bcfg2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bcfg2
How To Uninstall bcfg2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the bcfg2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bcfg2
Uninstall bcfg2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bcfg2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bcfg2
Remove bcfg2 Configurations and Data
To remove bcfg2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bcfg2
Remove bcfg2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bcfg2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bcfg2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bcfg2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
