How To Install archipel-core on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install archipel-core on Ubuntu 18.04. archipel-core is Virtual Machine Orchestration (Core)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install archipel-core on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is archipel-core

archipel-core is:

Archipel is a solution to manage and supervise KVM, Xen, OpenVZ, or VMWare virtual machines.

This package contains the base framework of Archipel.

There are three methods to install archipel-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 archipel-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 archipel-core using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install archipel-core

Install archipel-core Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install archipel-core

Install archipel-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 archipel-core using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install archipel-core

How To Uninstall archipel-core on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the archipel-core package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove archipel-core

Uninstall archipel-core And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove archipel-core

Remove archipel-core Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge archipel-core

Remove archipel-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge archipel-core

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Summary

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