How To Install scolasync on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scolasync on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is scolasync
scolasync is:
Teachers may use this package to manage a set of USB sticks owned by their students. The keys are recognized (with their owner’s name), and the teachers can copy assignments to them and retrieve consistently the homeworks from the usb sticks.
There are three methods to install scolasync 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 scolasync Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scolasync using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scolasync
Install scolasync Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scolasync using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scolasync
Install scolasync 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 scolasync using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scolasync
How To Uninstall scolasync on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the scolasync package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scolasync
Uninstall scolasync And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scolasync and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scolasync
Remove scolasync Configurations and Data
To remove scolasync configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scolasync
Remove scolasync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scolasync configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scolasync
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scolasync package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
