How To Install ilorest on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

2 minutes • 380 words

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ilorest on Ubuntu.

What is `ilorest`

ilorest is:

The Redfish Utility is a command line interface that allows one to manage servers that take advantage of Redfish APIs. In addition to using the utility manually to execute individual commands, you can create scripts to automate tasks.

There are three methods to install ilorest 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 ilorest Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ilorest using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ilorest

Install ilorest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ilorest using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ilorest

Install ilorest 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 ilorest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ilorest

How To Uninstall ilorest on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the ilorest package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ilorest

Uninstall ilorest And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ilorest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ilorest

Remove ilorest Configurations and Data

To remove ilorest configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ilorest

Remove ilorest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ilorest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ilorest

Dependencies

ilorest have the following dependencies:

References

ilorest website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ilorest package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.