How To Install add.modules on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install environment-modules

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is add.modules and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install add.modules on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install add.modules using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install add.modules using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install environment-modules

Install add.modules using apt

Because add.modules is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install add.modules using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install environment-modules

Install add.modules 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 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install add.modules by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install environment-modules

How to upgrade (update) a single package add.modules using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the add.modules, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install environment-modules

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install environment-modules

How To Uninstall add.modules from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the add.modules package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove environment-modules

Uninstall add.modules and all its dependencies

To uninstall add.modules and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove environment-modules

Remove add.modules with all configurations and data

To remove add.modules configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge environment-modules

Remove add.modules completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to add.modules package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge environment-modules

Extra info and code examples

The Modules package provides for the dynamic modification of a user's environment via modulefiles. Each modulefile contains the information needed to configure the shell for an application. Once the Modules package is initialized, the environment can be modified dynamically on a per-module basis using the module command which interprets modulefiles. Typically modulefiles instruct the module command to alter or set shell environment variables such as PATH, MANPATH, etc. modulefiles may be shared by many users on a system and users may have their own collection to supplement or replace the shared modulefiles. The modules environment is common on SGI/Crays and many workstation farms.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install add.modules using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the add.modules from Ubuntu 22.04.

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