How To Install uniconf-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uniconf-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is uniconf-tools
uniconf-tools is:
UniConf is a configuration system that can serve as the centrepiece among many other, existing configuration systems.
This package contains utilities that allow users to interface with UniConf manually.
There are three methods to install uniconf-tools 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 uniconf-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install uniconf-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uniconf-tools
Install uniconf-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install uniconf-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uniconf-tools
Install uniconf-tools 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 uniconf-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uniconf-tools
How To Uninstall uniconf-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the uniconf-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove uniconf-tools
Uninstall uniconf-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall uniconf-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove uniconf-tools
Remove uniconf-tools Configurations and Data
To remove uniconf-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge uniconf-tools
Remove uniconf-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove uniconf-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uniconf-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uniconf-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
