How To Install slapos-node-unofficial on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slapos-node-unofficial on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is slapos-node-unofficial
slapos-node-unofficial is:
SlapOS allows one to turn any application into SaaS (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service) or IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) without loosing your freedom. SlapOS defines two types of servers: SlapOS server and SlapOS node.
This package contains libraries and tools to deploy a node. This package is highly experimental and must only be used by people familiar with SlapOS.
Slapformat prepares a SlapOS node before running slapgrid. It then generates a report and sends the information to the configured SlapOS master.
Slapgrid allows you to easily deploy instances of software based on buildout profiles.
There are three methods to install slapos-node-unofficial 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 slapos-node-unofficial Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install slapos-node-unofficial using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install slapos-node-unofficial
Install slapos-node-unofficial Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install slapos-node-unofficial using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install slapos-node-unofficial
Install slapos-node-unofficial 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 slapos-node-unofficial using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slapos-node-unofficial
How To Uninstall slapos-node-unofficial on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the slapos-node-unofficial package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove slapos-node-unofficial
Uninstall slapos-node-unofficial And Its Dependencies
To uninstall slapos-node-unofficial and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slapos-node-unofficial
Remove slapos-node-unofficial Configurations and Data
To remove slapos-node-unofficial configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge slapos-node-unofficial
Remove slapos-node-unofficial configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove slapos-node-unofficial configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slapos-node-unofficial
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slapos-node-unofficial package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
