How To Install wsmancli on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install wsmancli on Ubuntu 18.04. wsmancli is Opensource Implementation of WS-Management - Command line utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wsmancli on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is wsmancli

wsmancli is:

Part of Openwsman, an Opensource Implementation of WS-Management. This package contains the command line utility to interact with a wsman server.

There are three methods to install wsmancli 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 wsmancli Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wsmancli

Install wsmancli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wsmancli using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wsmancli

Install wsmancli 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 wsmancli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wsmancli

How To Uninstall wsmancli on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the wsmancli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wsmancli

Uninstall wsmancli And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wsmancli

Remove wsmancli Configurations and Data

To remove wsmancli configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wsmancli

Remove wsmancli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wsmancli

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Summary

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