Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ignition-tools on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ignition-tools
ignition-tools is:
Ignition tools provide the ign command line tool that accepts multiple
subcommands. Each subcommand is implemented in a plugin that belongs to a
specific Ignition project.
Package contains the ign app
There are three methods to install ignition-tools on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ignition-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 ignition-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ignition-tools
Install ignition-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ignition-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ignition-tools
Install ignition-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 ignition-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ignition-tools
How To Uninstall ignition-tools on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ignition-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ignition-tools
Uninstall ignition-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ignition-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ignition-tools
Remove ignition-tools Configurations and Data
To remove ignition-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ignition-tools
Remove ignition-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ignition-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ignition-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ignition-tools package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
