How To Install lavapdu-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lavapdu-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lavapdu-daemon
lavapdu-daemon is:
The Linaro Automated Validation Architecture (LAVA) PDU daemon supports a number of APC power distribution units which allow control over the power supplied to individual devices. Operations are recorded in a postgres database for the runner daemon to process.
This package contains the daemons to control the PDU. One daemon can manage multiple PDUs.
There are three methods to install lavapdu-daemon 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 lavapdu-daemon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lavapdu-daemon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lavapdu-daemon
Install lavapdu-daemon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lavapdu-daemon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lavapdu-daemon
Install lavapdu-daemon 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 lavapdu-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lavapdu-daemon
How To Uninstall lavapdu-daemon on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lavapdu-daemon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lavapdu-daemon
Uninstall lavapdu-daemon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lavapdu-daemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lavapdu-daemon
Remove lavapdu-daemon Configurations and Data
To remove lavapdu-daemon configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lavapdu-daemon
Remove lavapdu-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lavapdu-daemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lavapdu-daemon
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lavapdu-daemon package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
