How To Install python-nfs-ganesha on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nfs-ganesha on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-nfs-ganesha
python-nfs-ganesha is:
NFS-GANESHA is a NFS Server running in user space with a large cache. It comes with various backend modules to support different file systems and namespaces. Supported name spaces are POSIX, PROXY, SNMP, FUSE-like, HPSS, LUSTRE, XFS and ZFS.
This package contains Python bindings for nfs-ganesha admin
There are three methods to install python-nfs-ganesha 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 python-nfs-ganesha Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-nfs-ganesha using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-nfs-ganesha
Install python-nfs-ganesha Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-nfs-ganesha using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-nfs-ganesha
Install python-nfs-ganesha 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 python-nfs-ganesha using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-nfs-ganesha
How To Uninstall python-nfs-ganesha on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-nfs-ganesha package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-nfs-ganesha
Uninstall python-nfs-ganesha And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-nfs-ganesha and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nfs-ganesha
Remove python-nfs-ganesha Configurations and Data
To remove python-nfs-ganesha configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-nfs-ganesha
Remove python-nfs-ganesha configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-nfs-ganesha configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-nfs-ganesha
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nfs-ganesha package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
