How To Install libzfs2linux on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzfs2linux on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libzfs2linux
libzfs2linux is:
The Z file system is a pooled filesystem designed for maximum data integrity, supporting data snapshots, multiple copies, and data checksums.
The OpenZFS library provides support for managing OpenZFS filesystems.
There are three methods to install libzfs2linux 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 libzfs2linux Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libzfs2linux using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzfs2linux
Install libzfs2linux Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzfs2linux using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzfs2linux
Install libzfs2linux 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 libzfs2linux using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzfs2linux
How To Uninstall libzfs2linux on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libzfs2linux package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzfs2linux
Uninstall libzfs2linux And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzfs2linux and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzfs2linux
Remove libzfs2linux Configurations and Data
To remove libzfs2linux configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzfs2linux
Remove libzfs2linux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzfs2linux configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzfs2linux
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzfs2linux package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.