How To Install ec2-hibinit-agent on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ec2-hibinit-agent on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ec2-hibinit-agent
ec2-hibinit-agent is:
The purpose of this agent is to create a setup for an instance to support hibernation feature.
The setup is created only on supported instance types.
There are three methods to install ec2-hibinit-agent 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 ec2-hibinit-agent Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ec2-hibinit-agent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ec2-hibinit-agent
Install ec2-hibinit-agent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ec2-hibinit-agent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ec2-hibinit-agent
Install ec2-hibinit-agent 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 ec2-hibinit-agent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ec2-hibinit-agent
How To Uninstall ec2-hibinit-agent on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ec2-hibinit-agent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ec2-hibinit-agent
Uninstall ec2-hibinit-agent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ec2-hibinit-agent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ec2-hibinit-agent
Remove ec2-hibinit-agent Configurations and Data
To remove ec2-hibinit-agent configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ec2-hibinit-agent
Remove ec2-hibinit-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ec2-hibinit-agent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ec2-hibinit-agent
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ec2-hibinit-agent package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
