How To Install gfs2-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfs2-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gfs2-utils
gfs2-utils is:
The Global File System allows a cluster of machines to concurrently access shared storage hardware like SANs or iSCSI and network block devices. GFS can be deployed to build high-availability services without the single point of failure of a file server.
This package contains tools for creating and managing global file systems. GFS itself is a set of kernel modules.
There are three methods to install gfs2-utils 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 gfs2-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gfs2-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gfs2-utils
Install gfs2-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gfs2-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gfs2-utils
Install gfs2-utils 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 gfs2-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gfs2-utils
How To Uninstall gfs2-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gfs2-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gfs2-utils
Uninstall gfs2-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gfs2-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfs2-utils
Remove gfs2-utils Configurations and Data
To remove gfs2-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gfs2-utils
Remove gfs2-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gfs2-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfs2-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfs2-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
