How To Install fusiondirectory-plugin-fai on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusiondirectory-plugin-fai on Ubuntu 18.04. fusiondirectory-plugin-fai is fai plugin for FusionDirectory

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusiondirectory-plugin-fai on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is fusiondirectory-plugin-fai

fusiondirectory-plugin-fai is:

FAI plugin for managing Linux system deployment.

FusionDirectory is a combination of system-administrator and end-user web interface, designed to handle LDAP based network infrastructures.

There are three methods to install fusiondirectory-plugin-fai 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 fusiondirectory-plugin-fai Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fusiondirectory-plugin-fai using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fusiondirectory-plugin-fai

Install fusiondirectory-plugin-fai Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fusiondirectory-plugin-fai using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fusiondirectory-plugin-fai

Install fusiondirectory-plugin-fai 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 fusiondirectory-plugin-fai using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fusiondirectory-plugin-fai

How To Uninstall fusiondirectory-plugin-fai on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the fusiondirectory-plugin-fai package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fusiondirectory-plugin-fai

Uninstall fusiondirectory-plugin-fai And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fusiondirectory-plugin-fai and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fusiondirectory-plugin-fai

Remove fusiondirectory-plugin-fai Configurations and Data

To remove fusiondirectory-plugin-fai configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fusiondirectory-plugin-fai

Remove fusiondirectory-plugin-fai configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fusiondirectory-plugin-fai configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fusiondirectory-plugin-fai

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusiondirectory-plugin-fai package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.