How To Install ltsp-cluster-control on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ltsp-cluster-control on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ltsp-cluster-control
ltsp-cluster-control is:
LTSP Directory that simplifies the configuration management of large scale thin-client infrastructure.
It is composed by a PostgreSQL backend databse, with a PHP web interface.
There are three methods to install ltsp-cluster-control 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-control 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-control using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ltsp-cluster-control
Install ltsp-cluster-control Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ltsp-cluster-control using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ltsp-cluster-control
Install ltsp-cluster-control 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-control using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ltsp-cluster-control
How To Uninstall ltsp-cluster-control on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ltsp-cluster-control package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ltsp-cluster-control
Uninstall ltsp-cluster-control And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ltsp-cluster-control 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-control
Remove ltsp-cluster-control Configurations and Data
To remove ltsp-cluster-control configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ltsp-cluster-control
Remove ltsp-cluster-control configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ltsp-cluster-control configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ltsp-cluster-control
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ltsp-cluster-control package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
