How To Install germinate 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 germinate on Ubuntu.
What is germinate
germinate is:
Germinate takes lists of seed packages and expands their dependencies to produce a full list of packages. This can be used for purposes such as managing the list of packages present in a derived distribution’s archive or CD builds.
There are three methods to install germinate 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 germinate Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install germinate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install germinate
Install germinate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install germinate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install germinate
Install germinate 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 germinate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install germinate
How To Uninstall germinate on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the germinate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove germinate
Uninstall germinate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall germinate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove germinate
Remove germinate Configurations and Data
To remove germinate configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge germinate
Remove germinate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove germinate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge germinate
Dependencies
germinate have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install germinate package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.