How To Install nbd-client on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nbd-client on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nbd-client
nbd-client is:
Network Block Device (NBD) is a client/server protocol that emulates a block device (such as a hard disk, a floppy, or a CD-ROM) over the network, thus giving the system the ability to swap over the network, or to use raw network disk space for other purposes.
However, writing to one Network Block Device from different clients simultaneously is not recommended, and would probably result in data loss. If you want multiple clients to share a remote resource, use a network file system such as NFS or Coda.
This package provides the client binary for NBD.
There are three methods to install nbd-client 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 nbd-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nbd-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nbd-client
Install nbd-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nbd-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nbd-client
Install nbd-client 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 nbd-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nbd-client
How To Uninstall nbd-client on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nbd-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nbd-client
Uninstall nbd-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nbd-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nbd-client
Remove nbd-client Configurations and Data
To remove nbd-client configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nbd-client
Remove nbd-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nbd-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nbd-client
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nbd-client package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
