How To Install omniorb-nameserver on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install omniorb-nameserver on Ubuntu 18.04. omniorb-nameserver is omniORB naming service

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install omniorb-nameserver on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is omniorb-nameserver

omniorb-nameserver is:

omniORB is a freely available Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) 2.6 compliant object request broker (ORB) implementation. It is based on the IIOP communications protocol and should be interoperable with any other CORBA 2.6 compliant ORB.

This includes the CORBA nameserver.

There are three methods to install omniorb-nameserver 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 omniorb-nameserver Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install omniorb-nameserver using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install omniorb-nameserver

Install omniorb-nameserver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install omniorb-nameserver using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install omniorb-nameserver

Install omniorb-nameserver 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 omniorb-nameserver using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install omniorb-nameserver

How To Uninstall omniorb-nameserver on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the omniorb-nameserver package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove omniorb-nameserver

Uninstall omniorb-nameserver And Its Dependencies

To uninstall omniorb-nameserver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove omniorb-nameserver

Remove omniorb-nameserver Configurations and Data

To remove omniorb-nameserver configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge omniorb-nameserver

Remove omniorb-nameserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove omniorb-nameserver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge omniorb-nameserver

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install omniorb-nameserver package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.