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