How To Install ltsp-cluster-agent on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ltsp-cluster-agent on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ltsp-cluster-agent
ltsp-cluster-agent is:
The LTSP-Cluster agent is a general purpose daemon in python used on both application servers and thin clients. It features a plugin infrastructure and answers request on secure XML-RPC (over https).
This package contains the daemon itself.
There are three methods to install ltsp-cluster-agent 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-agent 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-agent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ltsp-cluster-agent
Install ltsp-cluster-agent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ltsp-cluster-agent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ltsp-cluster-agent
Install ltsp-cluster-agent 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-agent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ltsp-cluster-agent
How To Uninstall ltsp-cluster-agent on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ltsp-cluster-agent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ltsp-cluster-agent
Uninstall ltsp-cluster-agent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ltsp-cluster-agent 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-agent
Remove ltsp-cluster-agent Configurations and Data
To remove ltsp-cluster-agent configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ltsp-cluster-agent
Remove ltsp-cluster-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ltsp-cluster-agent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ltsp-cluster-agent
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ltsp-cluster-agent package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
