How To Install userbindmount on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install userbindmount on Ubuntu 22.04. userbindmount is bind-mount in user namespaces (command)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install userbindmount on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is userbindmount

userbindmount is:

Bind mount files and create user namespaces where bind mount is allowed as users. It does not need root access or specific capabilities to run (provided user-namespaces are supported)

This package contains the user command based on libuserbindmount.

There are three methods to install userbindmount on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install userbindmount Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install userbindmount

Install userbindmount Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install userbindmount using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install userbindmount

Install userbindmount 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 userbindmount using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install userbindmount

How To Uninstall userbindmount on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the userbindmount package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove userbindmount

Uninstall userbindmount And Its Dependencies

To uninstall userbindmount and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove userbindmount

Remove userbindmount Configurations and Data

To remove userbindmount configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge userbindmount

Remove userbindmount configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge userbindmount

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install userbindmount package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.