How To Install petname 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 petname on Ubuntu.
What is petname
petname is:
This utility will generate “pet names”, consisting of a random combination of an adverb, adjective, and an animal name. These are useful for unique hostnames, VMs, or containers, for instance.
There are three methods to install petname 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 petname Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install petname using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install petname
Install petname Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install petname using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install petname
Install petname 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 petname using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install petname
How To Uninstall petname on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the petname package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove petname
Uninstall petname And Its Dependencies
To uninstall petname and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove petname
Remove petname Configurations and Data
To remove petname configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge petname
Remove petname configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove petname configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge petname
Dependencies
petname have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install petname package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.