How To Install ubuntu-image on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-image on Ubuntu 18.04. ubuntu-image is toolkit for building Ubuntu images.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-image on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ubuntu-image

ubuntu-image is:

This package contains the ubuntu-image program.

There are three methods to install ubuntu-image 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 ubuntu-image Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-image using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ubuntu-image

Install ubuntu-image Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-image using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ubuntu-image

Install ubuntu-image 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 ubuntu-image using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ubuntu-image

How To Uninstall ubuntu-image on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ubuntu-image package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-image

Uninstall ubuntu-image And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubuntu-image

Remove ubuntu-image Configurations and Data

To remove ubuntu-image configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ubuntu-image

Remove ubuntu-image configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ubuntu-image configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubuntu-image

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Summary

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