How To Install dlm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dlm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dlm
dlm is:
This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install dlm 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 dlm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dlm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dlm
Install dlm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dlm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dlm
Install dlm 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 dlm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dlm
How To Uninstall dlm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dlm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dlm
Uninstall dlm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dlm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dlm
Remove dlm Configurations and Data
To remove dlm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dlm
Remove dlm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dlm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dlm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dlm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.