How To Install subuser 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 subuser on Ubuntu.
What is subuser
subuser is:
Subuser turns a docker container into a normal program, but this program is not fully privileged, it can only access the directory from which it was called.
There are three methods to install subuser 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 subuser Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install subuser using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install subuser
Install subuser Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install subuser using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install subuser
Install subuser 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 subuser using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install subuser
How To Uninstall subuser on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the subuser package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove subuser
Uninstall subuser And Its Dependencies
To uninstall subuser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove subuser
Remove subuser Configurations and Data
To remove subuser configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge subuser
Remove subuser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove subuser configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge subuser
Dependencies
subuser have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install subuser package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.