How To Install argonaut-fai-monitor on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install argonaut-fai-monitor on Ubuntu 22.04. argonaut-fai-monitor is Argonaut (service to get status from FAI installations)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install argonaut-fai-monitor on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is argonaut-fai-monitor

argonaut-fai-monitor is:

Client / server system for managing systems in collaboration with FusionDirectory (LDAP directory manager). Argonaut also allows interface with deployment tools such as FAI (Fully Automated Install) or OPSI (Open PC Server Integration).

This package contains the fai monitor to get status from FAI installations

There are three methods to install argonaut-fai-monitor 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 argonaut-fai-monitor Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install argonaut-fai-monitor

Install argonaut-fai-monitor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install argonaut-fai-monitor

Install argonaut-fai-monitor 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 argonaut-fai-monitor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install argonaut-fai-monitor

How To Uninstall argonaut-fai-monitor on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the argonaut-fai-monitor package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove argonaut-fai-monitor

Uninstall argonaut-fai-monitor And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove argonaut-fai-monitor

Remove argonaut-fai-monitor Configurations and Data

To remove argonaut-fai-monitor configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge argonaut-fai-monitor

Remove argonaut-fai-monitor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove argonaut-fai-monitor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge argonaut-fai-monitor

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Summary

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