How To Install reiser4progs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install reiser4progs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is reiser4progs
reiser4progs is:
The following utilities to manage Reiser4 filesystems are provided:
- debugfs.reiser4
- fsck.reiser4
- measurefs.reiser4
- mkfs.reiser4
There are three methods to install reiser4progs 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 reiser4progs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install reiser4progs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install reiser4progs
Install reiser4progs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install reiser4progs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install reiser4progs
Install reiser4progs 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 reiser4progs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install reiser4progs
How To Uninstall reiser4progs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the reiser4progs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove reiser4progs
Uninstall reiser4progs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall reiser4progs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove reiser4progs
Remove reiser4progs Configurations and Data
To remove reiser4progs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge reiser4progs
Remove reiser4progs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove reiser4progs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge reiser4progs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install reiser4progs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
