How To Install btrfs-heatmap on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install btrfs-heatmap on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is btrfs-heatmap
btrfs-heatmap is:
The btrfs heatmap script creates a visualization of how a btrfs filesystem is using the underlying disk space of the block devices that are added to it.
There are three methods to install btrfs-heatmap 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 btrfs-heatmap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install btrfs-heatmap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install btrfs-heatmap
Install btrfs-heatmap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install btrfs-heatmap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install btrfs-heatmap
Install btrfs-heatmap 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 btrfs-heatmap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install btrfs-heatmap
How To Uninstall btrfs-heatmap on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the btrfs-heatmap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove btrfs-heatmap
Uninstall btrfs-heatmap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall btrfs-heatmap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove btrfs-heatmap
Remove btrfs-heatmap Configurations and Data
To remove btrfs-heatmap configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge btrfs-heatmap
Remove btrfs-heatmap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove btrfs-heatmap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge btrfs-heatmap
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install btrfs-heatmap package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
