How To Install systemd-coredump on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-coredump on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is systemd-coredump
systemd-coredump is:
This package provides systemd tools for storing and retrieving coredumps:
- systemd-coredump
- coredumpctl
There are three methods to install systemd-coredump 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 systemd-coredump Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install systemd-coredump using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install systemd-coredump
Install systemd-coredump Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install systemd-coredump using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install systemd-coredump
Install systemd-coredump 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 systemd-coredump using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install systemd-coredump
How To Uninstall systemd-coredump on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the systemd-coredump package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove systemd-coredump
Uninstall systemd-coredump And Its Dependencies
To uninstall systemd-coredump and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove systemd-coredump
Remove systemd-coredump Configurations and Data
To remove systemd-coredump configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge systemd-coredump
Remove systemd-coredump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove systemd-coredump configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge systemd-coredump
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-coredump package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
