How To Install moodle on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install moodle on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is moodle
moodle is:
Moodle (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) is a course management system - a software package designed to help educators create quality online courses. One of the main advantages of Moodle over other systems is a strong grounding in social constructionist pedagogy.
There are three methods to install moodle 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 moodle Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install moodle using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install moodle
Install moodle Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install moodle using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install moodle
Install moodle 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 moodle using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install moodle
How To Uninstall moodle on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the moodle package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove moodle
Uninstall moodle And Its Dependencies
To uninstall moodle and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove moodle
Remove moodle Configurations and Data
To remove moodle configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge moodle
Remove moodle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove moodle configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge moodle
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install moodle package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
