Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ara-client on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ara-client
ara-client is:
ARA saves playbook results to a local or remote
database by using an Ansible callback plugin
and provides an API to integrate this data in
tools and interfaces.
This package is ARA client metapackage.
There are three methods to install ara-client 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 ara-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ara-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ara-client
Install ara-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ara-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ara-client
Install ara-client 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 ara-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ara-client
How To Uninstall ara-client on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ara-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ara-client
Uninstall ara-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ara-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ara-client
Remove ara-client Configurations and Data
To remove ara-client configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ara-client
Remove ara-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ara-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ara-client
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ara-client package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
