How To Install google-compute-engine-oslogin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install google-compute-engine-oslogin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is google-compute-engine-oslogin
google-compute-engine-oslogin is:
Contains libraries, applications and configurations for using OS Login on Google Compute Engine Virtual Machine Instances.
There are three methods to install google-compute-engine-oslogin 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 google-compute-engine-oslogin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install google-compute-engine-oslogin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install google-compute-engine-oslogin
Install google-compute-engine-oslogin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install google-compute-engine-oslogin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install google-compute-engine-oslogin
Install google-compute-engine-oslogin 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 google-compute-engine-oslogin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install google-compute-engine-oslogin
How To Uninstall google-compute-engine-oslogin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the google-compute-engine-oslogin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove google-compute-engine-oslogin
Uninstall google-compute-engine-oslogin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall google-compute-engine-oslogin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove google-compute-engine-oslogin
Remove google-compute-engine-oslogin Configurations and Data
To remove google-compute-engine-oslogin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge google-compute-engine-oslogin
Remove google-compute-engine-oslogin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove google-compute-engine-oslogin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge google-compute-engine-oslogin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install google-compute-engine-oslogin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
