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