How To Install zeroc-icegrid on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zeroc-icegrid on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is zeroc-icegrid
zeroc-icegrid is:
This package contains the IceGrid service, the IceGrid service helps you locate, deploy and manage Ice servers.
Ice is a comprehensive RPC framework that helps you network your software with minimal effort. Ice takes care of all interactions with low-level network programming interfaces and allows you to focus your efforts on your application logic.
There are three methods to install zeroc-icegrid 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 zeroc-icegrid Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zeroc-icegrid using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zeroc-icegrid
Install zeroc-icegrid Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zeroc-icegrid using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zeroc-icegrid
Install zeroc-icegrid 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 zeroc-icegrid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zeroc-icegrid
How To Uninstall zeroc-icegrid on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the zeroc-icegrid package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zeroc-icegrid
Uninstall zeroc-icegrid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zeroc-icegrid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zeroc-icegrid
Remove zeroc-icegrid Configurations and Data
To remove zeroc-icegrid configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zeroc-icegrid
Remove zeroc-icegrid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zeroc-icegrid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zeroc-icegrid
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zeroc-icegrid package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.