How To Install argonaut-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install argonaut-common on Ubuntu 18.04. argonaut-common is Argonaut (common functions and libraries)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install argonaut-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is argonaut-common

argonaut-common is:

Client / server system for managing systems in collaboration with FusionDirectory (LDAP directory manager). Argonaut also allows interface with deployment tools such as FAI (Fully Automated Install) or OPSI (Open PC Server Integration).

Common Perl libraries used by the Argonaut deployment system.

There are three methods to install argonaut-common 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 argonaut-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install argonaut-common

Install argonaut-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install argonaut-common

Install argonaut-common 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 argonaut-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install argonaut-common

How To Uninstall argonaut-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the argonaut-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove argonaut-common

Uninstall argonaut-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove argonaut-common

Remove argonaut-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge argonaut-common

Remove argonaut-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge argonaut-common

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Summary

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