How To Install hockeypuck on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hockeypuck on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is hockeypuck
hockeypuck is:
Hockeypuck is an OpenPGP Key Server implementing the HTTP Keyserver Protocol.
There are three methods to install hockeypuck 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 hockeypuck Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hockeypuck using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hockeypuck
Install hockeypuck Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hockeypuck using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hockeypuck
Install hockeypuck 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 hockeypuck using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hockeypuck
How To Uninstall hockeypuck on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the hockeypuck package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hockeypuck
Uninstall hockeypuck And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hockeypuck and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hockeypuck
Remove hockeypuck Configurations and Data
To remove hockeypuck configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hockeypuck
Remove hockeypuck configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hockeypuck configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hockeypuck
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hockeypuck package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
