How To Install ltsp-cluster-accountmanager on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ltsp-cluster-accountmanager on Ubuntu 18.04. ltsp-cluster-accountmanager is Account creation and management daemon for LTSP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ltsp-cluster-accountmanager on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ltsp-cluster-accountmanager

ltsp-cluster-accountmanager is:

LTSP is the Linux Terminal Server Project.

LTSP Cluster Account Manager is a daemon that can create accounts for auto-login LTSP clients.

There are three methods to install ltsp-cluster-accountmanager 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 ltsp-cluster-accountmanager Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ltsp-cluster-accountmanager using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ltsp-cluster-accountmanager

Install ltsp-cluster-accountmanager Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ltsp-cluster-accountmanager using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ltsp-cluster-accountmanager

Install ltsp-cluster-accountmanager 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 ltsp-cluster-accountmanager using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ltsp-cluster-accountmanager

How To Uninstall ltsp-cluster-accountmanager on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ltsp-cluster-accountmanager package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ltsp-cluster-accountmanager

Uninstall ltsp-cluster-accountmanager And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ltsp-cluster-accountmanager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ltsp-cluster-accountmanager

Remove ltsp-cluster-accountmanager Configurations and Data

To remove ltsp-cluster-accountmanager configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ltsp-cluster-accountmanager

Remove ltsp-cluster-accountmanager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ltsp-cluster-accountmanager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ltsp-cluster-accountmanager

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ltsp-cluster-accountmanager package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.