How To Install curtin 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 curtin on Ubuntu.
What is curtin
curtin is:
This package provides the curtin installer.
Curtin is an installer that is blunt, brief, snappish, snippety and unceremonious.
There are three methods to install curtin 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 curtin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install curtin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install curtin
Install curtin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install curtin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install curtin
Install curtin 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 curtin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install curtin
How To Uninstall curtin on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the curtin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove curtin
Uninstall curtin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall curtin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove curtin
Remove curtin Configurations and Data
To remove curtin configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge curtin
Remove curtin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove curtin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge curtin
Dependencies
curtin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install curtin package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.