How To Install open-isns-utils on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install open-isns-utils on Debian 9.
What is open-isns-utils
open-isns-utils is:
Open-iSNS is an implementation of the Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS), according to RFC 4171, which facilitates automated discovery, management, and configuration of iSCSI and Fibre Channel devices on a TCP/IP network.
This package contains the isnsadm client utility for managing Open-iSNS servers.
There are three methods to install open-isns-utils on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install open-isns-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install open-isns-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install open-isns-utils
Install open-isns-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install open-isns-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install open-isns-utils
Install open-isns-utils 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 open-isns-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install open-isns-utils
How To Uninstall open-isns-utils on Debian 9
To uninstall only the open-isns-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove open-isns-utils
Uninstall open-isns-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall open-isns-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove open-isns-utils
Remove open-isns-utils Configurations and Data
To remove open-isns-utils configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge open-isns-utils
Remove open-isns-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove open-isns-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge open-isns-utils
Dependencies
open-isns-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install open-isns-utils package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.