How To Install libgfarm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfarm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgfarm-dev
libgfarm-dev is:
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.
This package provides the static library, header files, and man pages required for Gfarm development.
There are three methods to install libgfarm-dev 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 libgfarm-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgfarm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgfarm-dev
Install libgfarm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgfarm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgfarm-dev
Install libgfarm-dev 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 libgfarm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgfarm-dev
How To Uninstall libgfarm-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgfarm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgfarm-dev
Uninstall libgfarm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgfarm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgfarm-dev
Remove libgfarm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgfarm-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgfarm-dev
Remove libgfarm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgfarm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgfarm-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfarm-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
