How To Install cockpit-pcp on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-pcp on Ubuntu 22.04. cockpit-pcp is Cockpit PCP integration

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-pcp on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cockpit-pcp

cockpit-pcp is:

Cockpit support for reading PCP metrics and loading PCP archives.

There are three methods to install cockpit-pcp 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-pcp 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-pcp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cockpit-pcp

Install cockpit-pcp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cockpit-pcp

Install cockpit-pcp 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-pcp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cockpit-pcp

How To Uninstall cockpit-pcp on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cockpit-pcp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cockpit-pcp

Uninstall cockpit-pcp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cockpit-pcp

Remove cockpit-pcp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cockpit-pcp

Remove cockpit-pcp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cockpit-pcp

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Summary

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