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