How To Install aptdaemon on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install aptdaemon on Ubuntu.
What is aptdaemon
aptdaemon is:
Aptdaemon allows normal users to perform package management tasks, e.g. refreshing the cache, upgrading the system, installing or removing software packages.
Currently it comes with the following main features:
- Programming language independent D-Bus interface, which allows one to write clients in several languages
- Runs only if required (D-Bus activation)
- Fine grained privilege management using PolicyKit, e.g. allowing all desktop user to query for updates without entering a password
- Support for media changes during installation from DVD/CDROM
- Support for debconf (Debian’s package configuration system)
- Support for attaching a terminal to the underlying dpkg call
This package contains the aptd script and all the data files required to run the daemon. Moreover it contains the aptdcon script, which is a command line client for aptdaemon. The API is not stable yet.
There are three methods to install aptdaemon on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install aptdaemon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install aptdaemon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install aptdaemon
Install aptdaemon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install aptdaemon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install aptdaemon
Install aptdaemon 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 aptdaemon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install aptdaemon
How To Uninstall aptdaemon on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the aptdaemon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove aptdaemon
Uninstall aptdaemon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall aptdaemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove aptdaemon
Remove aptdaemon Configurations and Data
To remove aptdaemon configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge aptdaemon
Remove aptdaemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove aptdaemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aptdaemon
Dependencies
aptdaemon have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install aptdaemon package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.