How To Install singularity on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install singularity on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is singularity
singularity is:
You are an AI. Your goal is to acquire the necessary knowledge to become the singularity. You do this by building and taking over computers, whose processing power you can use for research, and by using robots, which allow you to manipulate the outside world. At the same time, you must elude the notice of humankind, who will destroy you if they find out about your existence.
There are three methods to install singularity 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 singularity Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install singularity using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install singularity
Install singularity Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install singularity using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install singularity
Install singularity 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 singularity using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install singularity
How To Uninstall singularity on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the singularity package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove singularity
Uninstall singularity And Its Dependencies
To uninstall singularity and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove singularity
Remove singularity Configurations and Data
To remove singularity configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge singularity
Remove singularity configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove singularity configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge singularity
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install singularity package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
