How To Install containers-storage on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install containers-storage on Ubuntu 22.04. containers-storage is CLI tools for handling how containers are stored on disk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install containers-storage on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is containers-storage

containers-storage is:

storage is a Go library which aims to provide methods for storing filesystem layers, container images, and containers. A containers-storage CLI wrapper is also included for manual and scripting use.

This package contains the CLI tools.

There are three methods to install containers-storage 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 containers-storage Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install containers-storage

Install containers-storage Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install containers-storage

Install containers-storage 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 containers-storage using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install containers-storage

How To Uninstall containers-storage on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the containers-storage package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove containers-storage

Uninstall containers-storage And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove containers-storage

Remove containers-storage Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge containers-storage

Remove containers-storage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge containers-storage

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Summary

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