How To Install cockpit-system 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 cockpit-system on Ubuntu.
What is cockpit-system
cockpit-system is:
Cockpit admin interface package for configuring and troubleshooting a system.
There are three methods to install cockpit-system 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 cockpit-system 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-system using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cockpit-system
Install cockpit-system Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cockpit-system using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cockpit-system
Install cockpit-system 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-system using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cockpit-system
How To Uninstall cockpit-system on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the cockpit-system package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cockpit-system
Uninstall cockpit-system And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cockpit-system and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cockpit-system
Remove cockpit-system Configurations and Data
To remove cockpit-system configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cockpit-system
Remove cockpit-system configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cockpit-system configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cockpit-system
Dependencies
cockpit-system have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-system package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.