How To Install paexec 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 paexec on Ubuntu.
What is paexec
paexec is:
paexec is a tool to execute tasks in parallel.
paexec reads tasks from the standard input and distributes them over a number of nodes using a specified transport protocol.
There are three methods to install paexec 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 paexec Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install paexec using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install paexec
Install paexec Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install paexec using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install paexec
Install paexec 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 paexec using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install paexec
How To Uninstall paexec on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the paexec package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove paexec
Uninstall paexec And Its Dependencies
To uninstall paexec and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove paexec
Remove paexec Configurations and Data
To remove paexec configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge paexec
Remove paexec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove paexec configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge paexec
Dependencies
paexec have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install paexec package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.