How To Install gfarm2fs on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfarm2fs on Debian 10.
What is gfarm2fs
gfarm2fs is:
gfarm2fs is a FUSE client to provide access to the Gfarm file system.
The Gfarm file system is designed to turn commodity PCs into nodes of a distributed storage network, implementing the Grid Datafarm architecture for global petascale data-intensive computing. It solves performance and reliability problems in NFS and AFS by means of multiple file replicas, and not only prevents performance degradation due to access concentration, but also supports fault tolerance and disaster recovery.
There are three methods to install gfarm2fs 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 gfarm2fs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gfarm2fs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gfarm2fs
Install gfarm2fs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gfarm2fs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gfarm2fs
Install gfarm2fs 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 gfarm2fs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gfarm2fs
How To Uninstall gfarm2fs on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gfarm2fs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gfarm2fs
Uninstall gfarm2fs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gfarm2fs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfarm2fs
Remove gfarm2fs Configurations and Data
To remove gfarm2fs configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gfarm2fs
Remove gfarm2fs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gfarm2fs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfarm2fs
Dependencies
gfarm2fs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfarm2fs package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.