How To Install ddccontrol-db on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 335 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddccontrol-db on Ubuntu.
What is ddccontrol-db
ddccontrol-db is:
Database of monitors used by ddccontrol. This is mostly useless without ddccontrol.
There are three methods to install ddccontrol-db 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 ddccontrol-db Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ddccontrol-db using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ddccontrol-db
Install ddccontrol-db Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ddccontrol-db using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ddccontrol-db
Install ddccontrol-db 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 ddccontrol-db using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ddccontrol-db
How To Uninstall ddccontrol-db on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ddccontrol-db package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ddccontrol-db
Uninstall ddccontrol-db And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ddccontrol-db and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ddccontrol-db
Remove ddccontrol-db Configurations and Data
To remove ddccontrol-db configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ddccontrol-db
Remove ddccontrol-db configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ddccontrol-db configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ddccontrol-db
Dependencies
ddccontrol-db have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddccontrol-db package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.