How To Install apt-clone on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-clone on Ubuntu 22.04. apt-clone is Script to create state bundles

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-clone on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is apt-clone

apt-clone is:

This package can be used to clone/restore the packages on a apt based system. It will save/restore the packages, sources.list, keyring and automatic-installed states. It can also save/restore no longer downloadable packages using dpkg-repack.

There are three methods to install apt-clone 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 apt-clone Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install apt-clone

Install apt-clone Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install apt-clone

Install apt-clone 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 apt-clone using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apt-clone

How To Uninstall apt-clone on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the apt-clone package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apt-clone

Uninstall apt-clone And Its Dependencies

To uninstall apt-clone and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-clone

Remove apt-clone Configurations and Data

To remove apt-clone configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge apt-clone

Remove apt-clone configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-clone

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-clone package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.