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