How To Install cockpit-system on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-system on Ubuntu 18.04. cockpit-system is Cockpit admin interface for a system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-system on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is cockpit-system

cockpit-system is:

Cockpit admin interface package for configuring and troubleshooting a system.

There are three methods to install cockpit-system 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 cockpit-system Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cockpit-system

Install cockpit-system Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cockpit-system

Install cockpit-system 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 cockpit-system using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cockpit-system

How To Uninstall cockpit-system on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the cockpit-system package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cockpit-system

Uninstall cockpit-system And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cockpit-system

Remove cockpit-system Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cockpit-system

Remove cockpit-system configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cockpit-system

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Summary

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