How To Install btrfs-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install btrfs-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is btrfs-tools
btrfs-tools is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install btrfs-tools on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install btrfs-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 btrfs-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install btrfs-tools
Install btrfs-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install btrfs-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install btrfs-tools
Install btrfs-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 btrfs-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install btrfs-tools
How To Uninstall btrfs-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the btrfs-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove btrfs-tools
Uninstall btrfs-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall btrfs-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove btrfs-tools
Remove btrfs-tools Configurations and Data
To remove btrfs-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge btrfs-tools
Remove btrfs-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove btrfs-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge btrfs-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install btrfs-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
