How To Install ubuntu-advantage-tools on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 362 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-advantage-tools on Ubuntu.
What is ubuntu-advantage-tools
ubuntu-advantage-tools is:
Ubuntu Advantage is the professional package of tooling, technology and expertise from Canonical, helping organisations around the world manage their Ubuntu deployments.
Subscribers to Ubuntu Advantage will find helpful tools for accessing services in this package.
There are three methods to install ubuntu-advantage-tools 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 ubuntu-advantage-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-advantage-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ubuntu-advantage-tools
Install ubuntu-advantage-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-advantage-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ubuntu-advantage-tools
Install ubuntu-advantage-tools 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 ubuntu-advantage-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ubuntu-advantage-tools
How To Uninstall ubuntu-advantage-tools on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ubuntu-advantage-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-advantage-tools
Uninstall ubuntu-advantage-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ubuntu-advantage-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubuntu-advantage-tools
Remove ubuntu-advantage-tools Configurations and Data
To remove ubuntu-advantage-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ubuntu-advantage-tools
Remove ubuntu-advantage-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ubuntu-advantage-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubuntu-advantage-tools
Dependencies
ubuntu-advantage-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-advantage-tools package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.