How To Install sitesummary-client 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 sitesummary-client on Ubuntu.
What is sitesummary-client
sitesummary-client is:
The sitesummary system makes it easier to keep track of a lot of machines, by allowing each machine to report their existence once a day to a central collector, and using this collector to make summary reports about the hosts.
This package is the client part, reporting in to the server after boot and once a day.
There are three methods to install sitesummary-client 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 sitesummary-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sitesummary-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sitesummary-client
Install sitesummary-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sitesummary-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sitesummary-client
Install sitesummary-client 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 sitesummary-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sitesummary-client
How To Uninstall sitesummary-client on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the sitesummary-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sitesummary-client
Uninstall sitesummary-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sitesummary-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sitesummary-client
Remove sitesummary-client Configurations and Data
To remove sitesummary-client configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sitesummary-client
Remove sitesummary-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sitesummary-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sitesummary-client
Dependencies
sitesummary-client have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sitesummary-client package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.