How To Install sitesummary 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 on Ubuntu.
What is sitesummary
sitesummary 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 server part, with the collector and report scripts.
There are three methods to install sitesummary 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sitesummary
Install sitesummary Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sitesummary using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sitesummary
Install sitesummary 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sitesummary
How To Uninstall sitesummary on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the sitesummary package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sitesummary
Uninstall sitesummary And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sitesummary and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sitesummary
Remove sitesummary Configurations and Data
To remove sitesummary configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sitesummary
Remove sitesummary configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sitesummary configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sitesummary
Dependencies
sitesummary have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sitesummary package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.