How To Install sx on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sx on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sx
sx is:
Skylable Sx is a reliable, fully distributed cluster solution for your data storage needs.
With Sx you can aggregate the disk space available on multiple servers and merge it into a single storage system. The cluster makes sure that your data is always replicated over multiple nodes (the exact number of copies is defined by the sysadmin) and synchronized.
Additionally Sx has built-in support for deduplication, client-side encryption, on-the-fly compression and much more.
There are three methods to install sx 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 sx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sx
Install sx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sx
Install sx 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 sx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sx
How To Uninstall sx on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sx
Uninstall sx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sx
Remove sx Configurations and Data
To remove sx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sx
Remove sx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sx package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
