How To Install openhpi-plugin-test-agent on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-test-agent on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is openhpi-plugin-test-agent
openhpi-plugin-test-agent is:
OpenHPI is an implementation of the Service Availability Forum’s Hardware Platform Interface specification. (See http://www.saforum.org) As such, OpenHPI facilitates the development of computer manageability applications which are not tied to a single hardware vendor’s products.
This package contains a plugin module that acts as a test agent
There are three methods to install openhpi-plugin-test-agent 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 openhpi-plugin-test-agent Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openhpi-plugin-test-agent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openhpi-plugin-test-agent
Install openhpi-plugin-test-agent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openhpi-plugin-test-agent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openhpi-plugin-test-agent
Install openhpi-plugin-test-agent 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 openhpi-plugin-test-agent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openhpi-plugin-test-agent
How To Uninstall openhpi-plugin-test-agent on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the openhpi-plugin-test-agent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openhpi-plugin-test-agent
Uninstall openhpi-plugin-test-agent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openhpi-plugin-test-agent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openhpi-plugin-test-agent
Remove openhpi-plugin-test-agent Configurations and Data
To remove openhpi-plugin-test-agent configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openhpi-plugin-test-agent
Remove openhpi-plugin-test-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openhpi-plugin-test-agent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openhpi-plugin-test-agent
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-test-agent package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
