How To Install mrtg-contrib on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mrtg-contrib on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mrtg-contrib
mrtg-contrib is:
A collection of sample scripts and configuration files for the Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG). This package contains the contributed files that ship with MRTG.
There are three methods to install mrtg-contrib 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 mrtg-contrib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mrtg-contrib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mrtg-contrib
Install mrtg-contrib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mrtg-contrib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mrtg-contrib
Install mrtg-contrib 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 mrtg-contrib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mrtg-contrib
How To Uninstall mrtg-contrib on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mrtg-contrib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mrtg-contrib
Uninstall mrtg-contrib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mrtg-contrib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mrtg-contrib
Remove mrtg-contrib Configurations and Data
To remove mrtg-contrib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mrtg-contrib
Remove mrtg-contrib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mrtg-contrib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mrtg-contrib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mrtg-contrib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
