How To Install apparmor-notify on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install apparmor-notify on Ubuntu 18.04. apparmor-notify is AppArmor notification system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apparmor-notify on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is apparmor-notify

apparmor-notify is:

apparmor-notify provides a utility to display AppArmor denial messages via desktop notifications. The utility can also be used to generate summary reports.

There are three methods to install apparmor-notify 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 apparmor-notify Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install apparmor-notify

Install apparmor-notify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install apparmor-notify

Install apparmor-notify 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 apparmor-notify using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apparmor-notify

How To Uninstall apparmor-notify on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the apparmor-notify package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apparmor-notify

Uninstall apparmor-notify And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apparmor-notify

Remove apparmor-notify Configurations and Data

To remove apparmor-notify configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge apparmor-notify

Remove apparmor-notify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apparmor-notify

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Summary

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