How To Install cloop-src on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cloop-src on Ubuntu 22.04. cloop-src is Source of the compressed loopback device module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cloop-src on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cloop-src

cloop-src is:

This package contains a source package for building the cloop module. You can use module-assistant or make-kpkg to build a modules package for specific kernel.

There are three methods to install cloop-src 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 cloop-src Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cloop-src

Install cloop-src Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cloop-src

Install cloop-src 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 cloop-src using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cloop-src

How To Uninstall cloop-src on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cloop-src package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cloop-src

Uninstall cloop-src And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cloop-src and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cloop-src

Remove cloop-src Configurations and Data

To remove cloop-src configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cloop-src

Remove cloop-src configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cloop-src

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cloop-src package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.