How To Install multipath-tools-boot on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install multipath-tools-boot on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is multipath-tools-boot
multipath-tools-boot is:
This package contains the necessary support for booting from a multipath device:
- copy over multipath.conf and persistent bindings if necessary
- load the necessary kernel modules
- detect multipath block devices
Don’t install this package if you’re not booting from a multipath device.
There are three methods to install multipath-tools-boot 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 multipath-tools-boot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install multipath-tools-boot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install multipath-tools-boot
Install multipath-tools-boot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install multipath-tools-boot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install multipath-tools-boot
Install multipath-tools-boot 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 multipath-tools-boot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install multipath-tools-boot
How To Uninstall multipath-tools-boot on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the multipath-tools-boot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove multipath-tools-boot
Uninstall multipath-tools-boot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall multipath-tools-boot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove multipath-tools-boot
Remove multipath-tools-boot Configurations and Data
To remove multipath-tools-boot configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge multipath-tools-boot
Remove multipath-tools-boot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove multipath-tools-boot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge multipath-tools-boot
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install multipath-tools-boot package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
