How To Install sac 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 sac on Ubuntu.
What is sac
sac is:
Performs login accounting, just like the ac program but with totals, per day and per users. Also performs average usage and hourly profiling. Tons of other options.
There are three methods to install sac 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 sac Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sac using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sac
Install sac Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sac using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sac
Install sac 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 sac using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sac
How To Uninstall sac on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the sac package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sac
Uninstall sac And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sac and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sac
Remove sac Configurations and Data
To remove sac configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sac
Remove sac configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sac configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sac
Dependencies
sac have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sac package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.