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How to install ocsinventory-agent On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove ocsinventory-agent Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install ocsinventory-agent On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package ocsinventory-agent from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.

Quick installation of ocsinventory-agent:

Step 1: Update system:

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: ocsinventory-agent

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

sudo apt-get install ocsinventory-agent

Package Details

Package:ocsinventory-agent
Version:2:2.0.5-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.ocsinventory-ng.org/
Description:Hardware and software inventory tool (client)
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/net

How to install ocsinventory-agent on Ubuntu 16.04?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 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 ocsinventory-agent is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L ocsinventory-agent' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L ocsinventory-agent
dpkg-query: package 'ocsinventory-agent' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing ocsinventory-agent:

After system update use the following command to install ocsinventory-agent:

sudo apt-get install ocsinventory-agent

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 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 ocsinventory-agent from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the ocsinventory-agent from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the ocsinventory-agent following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  ocsinventory-agent

Following command is used to remove the ocsinventory-agent package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove ocsinventory-agent

This will remove ocsinventory-agent and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing ocsinventory-agent with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge ocsinventory-agent

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove ocsinventory-agent

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with ocsinventory-agent package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.

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