How To Install openafs-modules-source on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-modules-source on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is openafs-modules-source
openafs-modules-source is:
AFS is a distributed filesystem allowing cross-platform sharing of files among multiple computers. Facilities are provided for access control, authentication, backup and administrative management.
This package provides the source to the AFS kernel module in a form suitable for use by module-assistant or kernel-package.
There are three methods to install openafs-modules-source 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 openafs-modules-source Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openafs-modules-source using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openafs-modules-source
Install openafs-modules-source Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openafs-modules-source using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openafs-modules-source
Install openafs-modules-source 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 openafs-modules-source using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openafs-modules-source
How To Uninstall openafs-modules-source on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the openafs-modules-source package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openafs-modules-source
Uninstall openafs-modules-source And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openafs-modules-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openafs-modules-source
Remove openafs-modules-source Configurations and Data
To remove openafs-modules-source configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openafs-modules-source
Remove openafs-modules-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openafs-modules-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openafs-modules-source
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-modules-source package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
