How To Install drbd8-utils on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install drbd8-utils on Debian 9.
What is drbd8-utils
drbd8-utils is:
This is a transitional dummy package for drbd-utils. It can be removed safely.
There are three methods to install drbd8-utils on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install drbd8-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install drbd8-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install drbd8-utils
Install drbd8-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install drbd8-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install drbd8-utils
Install drbd8-utils 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install drbd8-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install drbd8-utils
How To Uninstall drbd8-utils on Debian 9
To uninstall only the drbd8-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove drbd8-utils
Uninstall drbd8-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall drbd8-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove drbd8-utils
Remove drbd8-utils Configurations and Data
To remove drbd8-utils configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge drbd8-utils
Remove drbd8-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove drbd8-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge drbd8-utils
Dependencies
drbd8-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install drbd8-utils package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
