How To Install ebsmount on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ebsmount on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ebsmount
ebsmount is:
Automatically mounts EBS (Elastic Block Storage) devices when they are attached, supports formatted devices as well as partitions, uniquely identifiable mount points, and hooking scripts execution upon mount.
There are three methods to install ebsmount 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 ebsmount Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ebsmount using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ebsmount
Install ebsmount Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ebsmount using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ebsmount
Install ebsmount 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 ebsmount using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ebsmount
How To Uninstall ebsmount on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ebsmount package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ebsmount
Uninstall ebsmount And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ebsmount and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ebsmount
Remove ebsmount Configurations and Data
To remove ebsmount configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ebsmount
Remove ebsmount configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ebsmount configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ebsmount
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ebsmount package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
