Install slack on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install slack
Learn how to install slack with the command sudo apt-get install slack on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of slack:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: slack
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install slack
Package Details | |
| Package: | slack |
| Version: | 0.15.2-4 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | configuration management program for lazy admins slack tries to allow centralized configuration management with a bare minimum of effort. Usually, just putting a file in the right place will cause the right thing to be done. It uses rsync to copy files around, so can use any sort of source (NFS directory, remote server over SSH, remote server over rsync) that rsync supports. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/admin |
How to install slack on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If slack is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L slack' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L slack Package `slack' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing slack:
After system update use the following command to install slack:
sudo apt-get install slack
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove slack from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the slack from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the slack following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove slack
Following command is used to remove the slack package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove slack
This will remove slack and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing slack with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge slack
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove slack
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with slack package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.