How To Install ceph-osd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-osd on Kali Linux.
What is ceph-osd
ceph-osd 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 Object Storage Daemon for the Ceph storage system. It is responsible for storing objects on a local file system and providing access to them over the network.
There are three methods to install ceph-osd 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-osd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ceph-osd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ceph-osdInstall ceph-osd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ceph-osd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ceph-osdInstall ceph-osd 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ceph-osd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ceph-osdHow To Uninstall ceph-osd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ceph-osd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ceph-osdUninstall ceph-osd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ceph-osd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ceph-osdRemove ceph-osd Configurations and Data
To remove ceph-osd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ceph-osdRemove ceph-osd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ceph-osd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ceph-osdDependencies
ceph-osd have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-osd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.