How To Install libguestfs-zfs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-zfs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libguestfs-zfs
libguestfs-zfs is:
The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.
This package contains appliance fragments for ZFS support.
There are three methods to install libguestfs-zfs 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 libguestfs-zfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-zfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libguestfs-zfs
Install libguestfs-zfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-zfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libguestfs-zfs
Install libguestfs-zfs 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 libguestfs-zfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libguestfs-zfs
How To Uninstall libguestfs-zfs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libguestfs-zfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libguestfs-zfs
Uninstall libguestfs-zfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libguestfs-zfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguestfs-zfs
Remove libguestfs-zfs Configurations and Data
To remove libguestfs-zfs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libguestfs-zfs
Remove libguestfs-zfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libguestfs-zfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguestfs-zfs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-zfs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
