How To Install rbd-nbd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rbd-nbd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rbd-nbd
rbd-nbd is:
Ceph is a massively scalable, open-source, distributed storage system that runs on commodity hardware and delivers object, block and file system storage. This is a NBD-based client that allows one to map Ceph rbd images as local block device.
NBD base client that allows one to map Ceph rbd images as local block device.
There are three methods to install rbd-nbd 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 rbd-nbd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rbd-nbd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rbd-nbd
Install rbd-nbd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rbd-nbd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rbd-nbd
Install rbd-nbd 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 rbd-nbd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rbd-nbd
How To Uninstall rbd-nbd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rbd-nbd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rbd-nbd
Uninstall rbd-nbd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rbd-nbd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rbd-nbd
Remove rbd-nbd Configurations and Data
To remove rbd-nbd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rbd-nbd
Remove rbd-nbd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rbd-nbd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rbd-nbd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rbd-nbd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
