How To Install bcfg2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcfg2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. bcfg2-doc is Configuration management system documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcfg2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is bcfg2-doc

bcfg2-doc is:

Bcfg2 is a configuration management system that generates configuration sets for clients bound by client profiles. bcfg2-doc is the documentation for bcfg2.

There are three methods to install bcfg2-doc 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 bcfg2-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bcfg2-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bcfg2-doc

Install bcfg2-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bcfg2-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bcfg2-doc

Install bcfg2-doc 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 bcfg2-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bcfg2-doc

How To Uninstall bcfg2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the bcfg2-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bcfg2-doc

Uninstall bcfg2-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bcfg2-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bcfg2-doc

Remove bcfg2-doc Configurations and Data

To remove bcfg2-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bcfg2-doc

Remove bcfg2-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bcfg2-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bcfg2-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcfg2-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.