How To Install restartd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install restartd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is restartd
restartd is:
Restartd is a daemon for checking running and not running processes. It reads the /proc directory every n seconds and does a POSIX regexp on the process names. You can execute a script or a program if the process is or is not running.
There are three methods to install restartd 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 restartd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install restartd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install restartd
Install restartd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install restartd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install restartd
Install restartd 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 restartd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install restartd
How To Uninstall restartd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the restartd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove restartd
Uninstall restartd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall restartd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove restartd
Remove restartd Configurations and Data
To remove restartd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge restartd
Remove restartd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove restartd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge restartd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install restartd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
