How To Install vmdb2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vmdb2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vmdb2
vmdb2 is:
vmdb2 will be a successor of vmdebootstrap. It will create disk images for virtual machines and real hardware, with partitioning, and a boot loader, and a Debian installation.
There are three methods to install vmdb2 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 vmdb2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vmdb2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vmdb2
Install vmdb2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vmdb2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vmdb2
Install vmdb2 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 vmdb2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vmdb2
How To Uninstall vmdb2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vmdb2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vmdb2
Uninstall vmdb2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vmdb2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vmdb2
Remove vmdb2 Configurations and Data
To remove vmdb2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vmdb2
Remove vmdb2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vmdb2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vmdb2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vmdb2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
