How To Install debconf-utils on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-utils on Ubuntu 18.04. debconf-utils is debconf utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is debconf-utils

debconf-utils is:

This package contains some small utilities for debconf developers.

There are three methods to install debconf-utils 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 debconf-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install debconf-utils

Install debconf-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install debconf-utils

Install debconf-utils 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 debconf-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install debconf-utils

How To Uninstall debconf-utils on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the debconf-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove debconf-utils

Uninstall debconf-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove debconf-utils

Remove debconf-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge debconf-utils

Remove debconf-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debconf-utils

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Summary

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