How To Install uec-provisioning-tftpd on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install uec-provisioning-tftpd on Ubuntu 18.04. uec-provisioning-tftpd is the UEC Provisioning TFTP server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uec-provisioning-tftpd on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is uec-provisioning-tftpd

uec-provisioning-tftpd is:

This package provides the tftp/pxe server and configuration for the UEC Provisioning suite.

There are three methods to install uec-provisioning-tftpd 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 uec-provisioning-tftpd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install uec-provisioning-tftpd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install uec-provisioning-tftpd

Install uec-provisioning-tftpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install uec-provisioning-tftpd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install uec-provisioning-tftpd

Install uec-provisioning-tftpd 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 uec-provisioning-tftpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uec-provisioning-tftpd

How To Uninstall uec-provisioning-tftpd on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the uec-provisioning-tftpd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uec-provisioning-tftpd

Uninstall uec-provisioning-tftpd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uec-provisioning-tftpd

Remove uec-provisioning-tftpd Configurations and Data

To remove uec-provisioning-tftpd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uec-provisioning-tftpd

Remove uec-provisioning-tftpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove uec-provisioning-tftpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uec-provisioning-tftpd

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Summary

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