How To Install runit-helper on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install runit-helper on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is runit-helper
runit-helper is:
runit-helper provides code, which actually perform actions on system users on behalf of dh-runit package. This separation allows packages take advantage of improvement or fixes in ‘dh-runit’ without rebuilding.
This package is implementation detail of ‘dh-runit’. It should never be installed manually. No assumption about its content can be made.
There are three methods to install runit-helper 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 runit-helper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install runit-helper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install runit-helper
Install runit-helper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install runit-helper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install runit-helper
Install runit-helper 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 runit-helper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install runit-helper
How To Uninstall runit-helper on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the runit-helper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove runit-helper
Uninstall runit-helper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall runit-helper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove runit-helper
Remove runit-helper Configurations and Data
To remove runit-helper configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge runit-helper
Remove runit-helper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove runit-helper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge runit-helper
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install runit-helper package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
