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