How To Install linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 on Ubuntu 18.04. linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 is Linux kernel version specific cloud tools for version 4.15.0-117

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117

linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 is:

This package provides the architecture dependant parts for kernel version locked tools for cloud tools for version 4.15.0-117 on 64 bit x86. You probably want to install linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117-.

There are three methods to install linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 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 linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117

Install linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117

Install linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 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 linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117

How To Uninstall linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117

Uninstall linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117

Remove linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 Configurations and Data

To remove linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117

Remove linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-117 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.