How To Install ubiquity-frontend-debconf on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubiquity-frontend-debconf on Ubuntu 18.04. ubiquity-frontend-debconf is debconf frontend for the Ubiquity live installer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubiquity-frontend-debconf on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ubiquity-frontend-debconf

ubiquity-frontend-debconf is:

This package provides a debconf-based user interface frontend for the Ubiquity live CD installer.

There are three methods to install ubiquity-frontend-debconf 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 ubiquity-frontend-debconf Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ubiquity-frontend-debconf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ubiquity-frontend-debconf

Install ubiquity-frontend-debconf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ubiquity-frontend-debconf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ubiquity-frontend-debconf

Install ubiquity-frontend-debconf 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 ubiquity-frontend-debconf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ubiquity-frontend-debconf

How To Uninstall ubiquity-frontend-debconf on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ubiquity-frontend-debconf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ubiquity-frontend-debconf

Uninstall ubiquity-frontend-debconf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ubiquity-frontend-debconf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubiquity-frontend-debconf

Remove ubiquity-frontend-debconf Configurations and Data

To remove ubiquity-frontend-debconf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ubiquity-frontend-debconf

Remove ubiquity-frontend-debconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ubiquity-frontend-debconf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubiquity-frontend-debconf

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubiquity-frontend-debconf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.