How To Install clvm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install clvm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is clvm
clvm is:
This package provides the clustering interface for lvm2, when used with corosync based (eg Pacemaker) cluster infrastructure. It allows logical volumes to be created on shared storage devices (eg Fibre Channel, or iSCSI).
There are three methods to install clvm on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install clvm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install clvm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install clvm
Install clvm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install clvm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install clvm
Install clvm 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 clvm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install clvm
How To Uninstall clvm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the clvm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove clvm
Uninstall clvm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall clvm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove clvm
Remove clvm Configurations and Data
To remove clvm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge clvm
Remove clvm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove clvm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clvm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install clvm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
