How To Install orbit2-nameserver on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install orbit2-nameserver on Ubuntu 18.04. orbit2-nameserver is high-performance CORBA implementation - name server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install orbit2-nameserver on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is orbit2-nameserver

orbit2-nameserver is:

CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) is an architecture that enables program objects to communicate, sending requests and receiving replies, between different applications, regardless of their programming language, operating system or network location.

This package contains the CORBA nameserver provided by the ORBit2 implementation of CORBA, and a utility client program.

There are three methods to install orbit2-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 orbit2-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 orbit2-nameserver using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install orbit2-nameserver

Install orbit2-nameserver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install orbit2-nameserver using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install orbit2-nameserver

Install orbit2-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 orbit2-nameserver using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install orbit2-nameserver

How To Uninstall orbit2-nameserver on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the orbit2-nameserver package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove orbit2-nameserver

Uninstall orbit2-nameserver And Its Dependencies

To uninstall orbit2-nameserver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove orbit2-nameserver

Remove orbit2-nameserver Configurations and Data

To remove orbit2-nameserver configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge orbit2-nameserver

Remove orbit2-nameserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove orbit2-nameserver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge orbit2-nameserver

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install orbit2-nameserver package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.