How To Install boxer-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install boxer-data on Ubuntu 18.04. boxer-data is classes and nodes usable by Boxer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install boxer-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is boxer-data

boxer-data is:

This package provides classes and nodes for Boxer to generate deployment/blending “recipes”.

Boxer is a tool for system deployment and for composing blends, i.e designing how to have a distribution unfold onto boxes.

There are three methods to install boxer-data 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 boxer-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install boxer-data

Install boxer-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install boxer-data

Install boxer-data 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 boxer-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install boxer-data

How To Uninstall boxer-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the boxer-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove boxer-data

Uninstall boxer-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove boxer-data

Remove boxer-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge boxer-data

Remove boxer-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge boxer-data

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Summary

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