How To Install openafs-fileserver on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-fileserver on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is openafs-fileserver
openafs-fileserver is:
AFS is a distributed filesystem allowing cross-platform sharing of files among multiple computers. Facilities are provided for access control, authentication, backup and administrative management.
This package provides the AFS fileserver binaries. It should be installed on any machine that will export files into AFS.
There are three methods to install openafs-fileserver 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 openafs-fileserver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openafs-fileserver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openafs-fileserver
Install openafs-fileserver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openafs-fileserver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openafs-fileserver
Install openafs-fileserver 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 openafs-fileserver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openafs-fileserver
How To Uninstall openafs-fileserver on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the openafs-fileserver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openafs-fileserver
Uninstall openafs-fileserver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openafs-fileserver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openafs-fileserver
Remove openafs-fileserver Configurations and Data
To remove openafs-fileserver configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openafs-fileserver
Remove openafs-fileserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openafs-fileserver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openafs-fileserver
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-fileserver package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
