How To Install ltsp-docs on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ltsp-docs on Ubuntu 18.04. ltsp-docs is LTSP Documentation

Introduction

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

What is ltsp-docs

ltsp-docs is:

This includes the Linux Terminal Server Project Administrator’s Reference and other documentation for LTSP. It provides information about the theory of thin client networks, selecting appropriate server and thin client hardware, as well as how to configure specific LTSP features.

There are three methods to install ltsp-docs 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-docs 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-docs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ltsp-docs

Install ltsp-docs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ltsp-docs

Install ltsp-docs 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-docs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ltsp-docs

How To Uninstall ltsp-docs on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ltsp-docs

Uninstall ltsp-docs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ltsp-docs

Remove ltsp-docs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ltsp-docs

Remove ltsp-docs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ltsp-docs

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Summary

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