How To Install rbootd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rbootd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rbootd
rbootd is:
The rbootd daemon is used for booting some HP workstations over the network (such as the 9000/300 and 9000/400 series). It can also boot PA RISC workstations. It handles the first stage of the boot sequence and can be used to start booting Linux, NetBSD or HPUX.
There are three methods to install rbootd 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 rbootd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rbootd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rbootd
Install rbootd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rbootd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rbootd
Install rbootd 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 rbootd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rbootd
How To Uninstall rbootd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rbootd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rbootd
Uninstall rbootd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rbootd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rbootd
Remove rbootd Configurations and Data
To remove rbootd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rbootd
Remove rbootd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rbootd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rbootd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rbootd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
