How To Install sfcb on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sfcb on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sfcb
sfcb is:
The small footprint CIM broker (SFCB) is part of the SBLIM project (Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability). SFCB is a CIM server for resource-constrained and embedded environments. A CIM daemon (aka CIMOM) responds to CIM/WBEM client requests for system management data and performs system management tasks.
There are three methods to install sfcb 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 sfcb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sfcb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sfcb
Install sfcb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sfcb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sfcb
Install sfcb 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 sfcb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sfcb
How To Uninstall sfcb on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sfcb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sfcb
Uninstall sfcb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sfcb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sfcb
Remove sfcb Configurations and Data
To remove sfcb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sfcb
Remove sfcb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sfcb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sfcb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sfcb package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
