How To Install ceph-mgr on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-mgr on Debian 10.
What is ceph-mgr
ceph-mgr is:
Ceph is a massively scalable, open-source, distributed storage system that runs on commodity hardware and delivers object, block and file system storage.
This package contains the manager daemon, which is used to expose high level management and monitoring functionality.
There are three methods to install ceph-mgr on Debian 10. 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-mgr 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-mgr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ceph-mgr
Install ceph-mgr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ceph-mgr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ceph-mgr
Install ceph-mgr 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ceph-mgr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ceph-mgr
How To Uninstall ceph-mgr on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ceph-mgr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ceph-mgr
Uninstall ceph-mgr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ceph-mgr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ceph-mgr
Remove ceph-mgr Configurations and Data
To remove ceph-mgr configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ceph-mgr
Remove ceph-mgr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ceph-mgr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ceph-mgr
Dependencies
ceph-mgr have the following dependencies:
- ceph-base
- python-cherrypy3
- python-openssl
- python-pecan
- python-werkzeug
- libboost-iostreams1.67.0
- libboost-python1.67.0
- libboost-regex1.67.0
- libboost-system1.67.0
- libboost-thread1.67.0
- libc6
- libgcc1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-mgr package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.