How To Install libcephfs-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcephfs-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libcephfs-java is Java library for the Ceph File System

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcephfs-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcephfs-java

libcephfs-java is:

Ceph is a distributed storage system designed to provide excellent performance, reliability, and scalability.

This package contains the Java library for interacting with the Ceph File System.

There are three methods to install libcephfs-java 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 libcephfs-java Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcephfs-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcephfs-java

Install libcephfs-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcephfs-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcephfs-java

Install libcephfs-java 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 libcephfs-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcephfs-java

How To Uninstall libcephfs-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcephfs-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcephfs-java

Uninstall libcephfs-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcephfs-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcephfs-java

Remove libcephfs-java Configurations and Data

To remove libcephfs-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcephfs-java

Remove libcephfs-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcephfs-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcephfs-java

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcephfs-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.