How To Install rt4-extension-smsnotify on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install rt4-extension-smsnotify on Ubuntu 18.04. rt4-extension-smsnotify is Send SMS notifications from RT via SMS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rt4-extension-smsnotify on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is rt4-extension-smsnotify

rt4-extension-smsnotify is:

Use RT::Extension::SMSNotify to send text message notifications to mobile phones when events occur in RT, or via RT Crontool to do time-based alerting for things like SLA warnings.

Useful in conjunction with the RT::Extension::SLA module.

There are three methods to install rt4-extension-smsnotify 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 rt4-extension-smsnotify Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install rt4-extension-smsnotify using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install rt4-extension-smsnotify

Install rt4-extension-smsnotify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rt4-extension-smsnotify using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rt4-extension-smsnotify

Install rt4-extension-smsnotify 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 rt4-extension-smsnotify using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rt4-extension-smsnotify

How To Uninstall rt4-extension-smsnotify on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the rt4-extension-smsnotify package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rt4-extension-smsnotify

Uninstall rt4-extension-smsnotify And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rt4-extension-smsnotify and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rt4-extension-smsnotify

Remove rt4-extension-smsnotify Configurations and Data

To remove rt4-extension-smsnotify configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rt4-extension-smsnotify

Remove rt4-extension-smsnotify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove rt4-extension-smsnotify configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rt4-extension-smsnotify

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rt4-extension-smsnotify package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.