How To Install libtango-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtango-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtango-tools
libtango-tools is:
This package provides shared files for the TANGO distributed control system, and sets up the required infrastructure.
There are three methods to install libtango-tools 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 libtango-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtango-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtango-tools
Install libtango-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtango-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtango-tools
Install libtango-tools 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 libtango-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtango-tools
How To Uninstall libtango-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtango-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtango-tools
Uninstall libtango-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtango-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtango-tools
Remove libtango-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libtango-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtango-tools
Remove libtango-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtango-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtango-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtango-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
