How To Install zfs-test on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zfs-test on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is zfs-test
zfs-test is:
OpenZFS is a storage platform that encompasses the functionality of traditional filesystems and volume managers. It supports data checksums, compression, encryption, snapshots, and more.
This package provides the OpenZFS test infrastructure for destructively testing and validating a system using OpenZFS. It is entirely optional and should only be installed and used in test environments.
There are three methods to install zfs-test 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 zfs-test 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-test using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zfs-test
Install zfs-test Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zfs-test using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zfs-test
Install zfs-test 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-test using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zfs-test
How To Uninstall zfs-test on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the zfs-test package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zfs-test
Uninstall zfs-test And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zfs-test and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zfs-test
Remove zfs-test Configurations and Data
To remove zfs-test configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zfs-test
Remove zfs-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zfs-test configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zfs-test
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zfs-test package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
