How To Install zfs-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zfs-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is zfs-doc
zfs-doc is:
Shared boilerplate files for OpenZFS on Linux that are not required at runtime.
There are three methods to install zfs-doc 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 zfs-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zfs-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zfs-doc
Install zfs-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zfs-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zfs-doc
Install zfs-doc 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 zfs-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zfs-doc
How To Uninstall zfs-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the zfs-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zfs-doc
Uninstall zfs-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zfs-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zfs-doc
Remove zfs-doc Configurations and Data
To remove zfs-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zfs-doc
Remove zfs-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zfs-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zfs-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zfs-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
