How To Install mcollective-plugins-nettest on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mcollective-plugins-nettest on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mcollective-plugins-nettest
mcollective-plugins-nettest is:
This is a simple agent that will execute a ping or remote connection test on mcollective hosts
There are three methods to install mcollective-plugins-nettest 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 mcollective-plugins-nettest Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mcollective-plugins-nettest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mcollective-plugins-nettest
Install mcollective-plugins-nettest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mcollective-plugins-nettest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mcollective-plugins-nettest
Install mcollective-plugins-nettest 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 mcollective-plugins-nettest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mcollective-plugins-nettest
How To Uninstall mcollective-plugins-nettest on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mcollective-plugins-nettest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mcollective-plugins-nettest
Uninstall mcollective-plugins-nettest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mcollective-plugins-nettest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mcollective-plugins-nettest
Remove mcollective-plugins-nettest Configurations and Data
To remove mcollective-plugins-nettest configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mcollective-plugins-nettest
Remove mcollective-plugins-nettest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mcollective-plugins-nettest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mcollective-plugins-nettest
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mcollective-plugins-nettest package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
