How To Install pkgsync on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkgsync on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pkgsync
pkgsync is:
pkgsync is a tool for keeping multiple machines reasonably similar and clean. Packages can either be in a
must be installed',may be installed’ ormust not be installed' list (which is presumed to be distributed separately using a tool such as rdist or cfengine). pkgsync will take care of meeting the demands put down in the lists, and then removing everything that is not in themust’ or `may’ list and is not necessary for their operations (as determined by aptitude).
There are three methods to install pkgsync 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 pkgsync Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pkgsync using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pkgsync
Install pkgsync Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pkgsync using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pkgsync
Install pkgsync 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 pkgsync using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pkgsync
How To Uninstall pkgsync on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pkgsync package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pkgsync
Uninstall pkgsync And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pkgsync and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pkgsync
Remove pkgsync Configurations and Data
To remove pkgsync configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pkgsync
Remove pkgsync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pkgsync configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pkgsync
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkgsync package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
