How To Install cockpit-bridge on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-bridge on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is cockpit-bridge
cockpit-bridge is:
The Cockpit bridge component installed server side and runs commands on the system on behalf of the web based user interface.
There are three methods to install cockpit-bridge 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 cockpit-bridge Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cockpit-bridge using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cockpit-bridge
Install cockpit-bridge Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cockpit-bridge using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cockpit-bridge
Install cockpit-bridge 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 cockpit-bridge using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cockpit-bridge
How To Uninstall cockpit-bridge on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the cockpit-bridge package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cockpit-bridge
Uninstall cockpit-bridge And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cockpit-bridge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cockpit-bridge
Remove cockpit-bridge Configurations and Data
To remove cockpit-bridge configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cockpit-bridge
Remove cockpit-bridge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cockpit-bridge configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cockpit-bridge
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-bridge package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
