How To Install cockpit-podman on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-podman on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is cockpit-podman
cockpit-podman is:
The Cockpit Web Console enables users to administer GNU/Linux servers using a web browser.
This package adds an user interface for Podman containers.
There are three methods to install cockpit-podman 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 cockpit-podman Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cockpit-podman using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cockpit-podman
Install cockpit-podman Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cockpit-podman using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cockpit-podman
Install cockpit-podman 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 cockpit-podman using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cockpit-podman
How To Uninstall cockpit-podman on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the cockpit-podman package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cockpit-podman
Uninstall cockpit-podman And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cockpit-podman and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cockpit-podman
Remove cockpit-podman Configurations and Data
To remove cockpit-podman configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cockpit-podman
Remove cockpit-podman configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cockpit-podman configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cockpit-podman
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-podman package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
