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