How To Install maas-enlist on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install maas-enlist on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is maas-enlist
maas-enlist is:
Tool for enlisting a host with a MAAS server.
There are three methods to install maas-enlist 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-enlist 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-enlist using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install maas-enlist
Install maas-enlist Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install maas-enlist using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install maas-enlist
Install maas-enlist 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-enlist using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install maas-enlist
How To Uninstall maas-enlist on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the maas-enlist package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove maas-enlist
Uninstall maas-enlist And Its Dependencies
To uninstall maas-enlist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove maas-enlist
Remove maas-enlist Configurations and Data
To remove maas-enlist configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge maas-enlist
Remove maas-enlist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove maas-enlist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maas-enlist
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install maas-enlist package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.