How To Install rstatd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rstatd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rstatd
rstatd is:
This allows other machines on your local network to get information about your computer - especially uptime. This will allow you to use the rup(1) command.
There are three methods to install rstatd 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 rstatd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rstatd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rstatd
Install rstatd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rstatd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rstatd
Install rstatd 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 rstatd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rstatd
How To Uninstall rstatd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rstatd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rstatd
Uninstall rstatd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rstatd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rstatd
Remove rstatd Configurations and Data
To remove rstatd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rstatd
Remove rstatd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rstatd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rstatd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rstatd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
