How To Install quota on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install quota on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is quota
quota is:
This package provides the standard set of utilities for manipulating file system usage caps via the Linux Diskquota system. It can set hard or soft limits with adjustable grace periods on block or inode usage for users and groups. It allows users to check their quota status, integrates with LDAP, and supports quotas on remote machines via NFS.
There are three methods to install quota 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 quota Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install quota using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install quota
Install quota Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install quota using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install quota
Install quota 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 quota using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install quota
How To Uninstall quota on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the quota package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove quota
Uninstall quota And Its Dependencies
To uninstall quota and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove quota
Remove quota Configurations and Data
To remove quota configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge quota
Remove quota configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove quota configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge quota
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install quota package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
