How To Install nfs-ganesha-nullfs on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nfs-ganesha-nullfs on Debian 11.
What is nfs-ganesha-nullfs
nfs-ganesha-nullfs is:
NFS-GANESHA is a NFS Server running in user space with a large cache. It comes with various backend modules to support different file systems and namespaces. Supported name spaces are POSIX, PROXY, SNMP, FUSE-like, HPSS, LUSTRE, XFS and ZFS. This package contains a library for a FSAL_NULLFS
There are three methods to install nfs-ganesha-nullfs on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nfs-ganesha-nullfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nfs-ganesha-nullfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nfs-ganesha-nullfs
Install nfs-ganesha-nullfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nfs-ganesha-nullfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nfs-ganesha-nullfs
Install nfs-ganesha-nullfs 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install nfs-ganesha-nullfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nfs-ganesha-nullfs
How To Uninstall nfs-ganesha-nullfs on Debian 11
To uninstall only the nfs-ganesha-nullfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nfs-ganesha-nullfs
Uninstall nfs-ganesha-nullfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nfs-ganesha-nullfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nfs-ganesha-nullfs
Remove nfs-ganesha-nullfs Configurations and Data
To remove nfs-ganesha-nullfs configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nfs-ganesha-nullfs
Remove nfs-ganesha-nullfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nfs-ganesha-nullfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nfs-ganesha-nullfs
Dependencies
nfs-ganesha-nullfs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nfs-ganesha-nullfs package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.