How To Install rbd-fuse on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rbd-fuse on Debian 9.
What is rbd-fuse
rbd-fuse is:
Ceph is a distributed network file system designed to provide excellent performance, reliability, and scalability. This is a FUSE-based client that allows one to map Ceph rbd images as files.
There are three methods to install rbd-fuse 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 rbd-fuse Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rbd-fuse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rbd-fuse
Install rbd-fuse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rbd-fuse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rbd-fuse
Install rbd-fuse 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 rbd-fuse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rbd-fuse
How To Uninstall rbd-fuse on Debian 9
To uninstall only the rbd-fuse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rbd-fuse
Uninstall rbd-fuse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rbd-fuse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rbd-fuse
Remove rbd-fuse Configurations and Data
To remove rbd-fuse configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rbd-fuse
Remove rbd-fuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rbd-fuse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rbd-fuse
Dependencies
rbd-fuse have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rbd-fuse package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.