How To Install maas-cli on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install maas-cli on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is maas-cli
maas-cli is:
This package contains the ‘maas’ command-line interface, which talks to the MAAS region controller REST API. Use the maas command to login to MAAS and drive the data centre entirely from the command-line.
There are three methods to install maas-cli 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 maas-cli Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install maas-cli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install maas-cli
Install maas-cli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install maas-cli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install maas-cli
Install maas-cli 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 maas-cli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install maas-cli
How To Uninstall maas-cli on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the maas-cli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove maas-cli
Uninstall maas-cli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall maas-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove maas-cli
Remove maas-cli Configurations and Data
To remove maas-cli configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge maas-cli
Remove maas-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove maas-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maas-cli
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install maas-cli package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
