How To Install openafs-modules-dkms on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-modules-dkms on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is openafs-modules-dkms
openafs-modules-dkms 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 contains the source for the AFS kernel module, packaged with appropriate configuration for DKMS to build new modules dynamically.
There are three methods to install openafs-modules-dkms 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-modules-dkms 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-modules-dkms using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openafs-modules-dkms
Install openafs-modules-dkms Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openafs-modules-dkms using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openafs-modules-dkms
Install openafs-modules-dkms 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-modules-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openafs-modules-dkms
How To Uninstall openafs-modules-dkms on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the openafs-modules-dkms package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openafs-modules-dkms
Uninstall openafs-modules-dkms And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openafs-modules-dkms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openafs-modules-dkms
Remove openafs-modules-dkms Configurations and Data
To remove openafs-modules-dkms configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openafs-modules-dkms
Remove openafs-modules-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openafs-modules-dkms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openafs-modules-dkms
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-modules-dkms package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
