How To Install finit on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install finit on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is finit
finit is:
Finit is a simple alternative to SysV init and systemd, reverse engineered from the EeePC fastinit ten years ago by Claudio Matsuoka - “gaps filled with frog DNA …”
Finit supports runlevels, process monitoring, and starting services on demand using the built-in inetd, or by triggering a condition. E.g., “don’t start this service until basic networking is available”, or “wait until syslogd has started”.
There are three methods to install finit on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install finit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install finit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install finit
Install finit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install finit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install finit
Install finit 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 finit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install finit
How To Uninstall finit on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the finit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove finit
Uninstall finit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall finit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove finit
Remove finit Configurations and Data
To remove finit configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge finit
Remove finit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove finit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge finit
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install finit package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
