How To Install ceph on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph on Kali Linux.

What is ceph

ceph is:

Ceph is a massively scalable, open-source, distributed storage system that runs on commodity hardware and delivers object, block and file system storage.

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

Install ceph Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ceph

Install ceph Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ceph

Install ceph Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install ceph

How To Uninstall ceph on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ceph

Uninstall ceph And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ceph and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ceph

Remove ceph Configurations and Data

To remove ceph configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ceph

Remove ceph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ceph

Dependencies

ceph have the following dependencies:

• ceph-mgr
• ceph-mon
• ceph-osd

References

• ceph website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.