How To Install subiquitycore on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install subiquitycore on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is subiquitycore
subiquitycore is:
SUbiquity is an installer system for servers, embedded devices and desktops or laptops meant to build systems as quickly as possible for users to reach a point where their system is usable.
By default, subiquity provides a “first boot” experience that allows users to do initial system configuration such as adding users and login settings, along with doing basic network configuration. It can also be used to build a new system from the ground up, partitioning and copying a disk image to the storage device selected by the user.
This package provides the installer routines for bootstrapping a system with the Subiquity the server installer UI.
There are three methods to install subiquitycore 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 subiquitycore Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install subiquitycore using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install subiquitycore
Install subiquitycore Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install subiquitycore using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install subiquitycore
Install subiquitycore 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 subiquitycore using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install subiquitycore
How To Uninstall subiquitycore on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the subiquitycore package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove subiquitycore
Uninstall subiquitycore And Its Dependencies
To uninstall subiquitycore and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove subiquitycore
Remove subiquitycore Configurations and Data
To remove subiquitycore configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge subiquitycore
Remove subiquitycore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove subiquitycore configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge subiquitycore
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install subiquitycore package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
