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