How To Install med-config on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install med-config on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is med-config
med-config is:
This package provides the basic infrastructure of all metapackages assembled by the Debian Med team.
This metapackage provides common features shared between the different metapackages of the project. Moreover it introduces a method to handle a ‘med’ system users group using debconf.
The Debian Med Project include metapackages for different tasks, which are:
- applications for microbiological research and support for development of biological applications
- cloud computing in microbiological research
- drug databases
- dental surgery practice
- epidemiology and medical statistics
- image processing and support for imaging application development
- pharmacological research
- radiation oncology, diagnostic imaging and related fields
- medical practice
- psychological research and practice
- rehabilitation
- typesetting and publishing
- miscellaneous tools
Each task is represented by a metapackage. Metapackages do not contain executable programs, but rather dependencies from other packages. This way you will conveniently get all free medical software which is available for Debian by simply installing the relevant metapackage
There are three methods to install med-config 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 med-config Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install med-config using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install med-config
Install med-config Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install med-config using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install med-config
Install med-config 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 med-config using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install med-config
How To Uninstall med-config on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the med-config package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove med-config
Uninstall med-config And Its Dependencies
To uninstall med-config and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove med-config
Remove med-config Configurations and Data
To remove med-config configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge med-config
Remove med-config configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove med-config configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge med-config
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install med-config package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
