How To Install fusionforge-db-remote on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fusionforge-db-remote on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fusionforge-db-remote
fusionforge-db-remote is:
FusionForge provides many tools to aid collaboration in a development project, such as bug-tracking, task management, mailing-lists, SCM repository, forums, support request helper, web/FTP hosting, release management, etc. All these services are integrated into one web site and managed through a web interface.
This dummy package tells FusionForge you installed the database on a separate machine. It preserves the fusionforge-db virtual dependency, to configure the database before depending packages in single-server installs (e.g. plugins activation requires a populated db).
There are three methods to install fusionforge-db-remote 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 fusionforge-db-remote Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fusionforge-db-remote using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fusionforge-db-remote
Install fusionforge-db-remote Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fusionforge-db-remote using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fusionforge-db-remote
Install fusionforge-db-remote 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 fusionforge-db-remote using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fusionforge-db-remote
How To Uninstall fusionforge-db-remote on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fusionforge-db-remote package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fusionforge-db-remote
Uninstall fusionforge-db-remote And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fusionforge-db-remote and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fusionforge-db-remote
Remove fusionforge-db-remote Configurations and Data
To remove fusionforge-db-remote configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fusionforge-db-remote
Remove fusionforge-db-remote configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fusionforge-db-remote configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fusionforge-db-remote
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fusionforge-db-remote package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
