How To Install targetcli-fb on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install targetcli-fb
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is targetcli-fb
targetcli-fb is:
The targetcli-fb package is a command-line interface for configuring the LIO generic SCSI target, present in 3.x Linux kernel versions.
The targetcli-fb package is a fork of the “targetcli” code written by RisingTide Systems. The “-fb” differentiates between the original and this version. Please ensure to use either all “fb” versions of the targetcli components – targetcli, rtslib, and configshell, or stick with all non-fb versions, since they are no longer strictly compatible.
There are three methods to install targetcli-fb
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install targetcli-fb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install targetcli-fb
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install targetcli-fb
Install targetcli-fb Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install targetcli-fb
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install targetcli-fb
Install targetcli-fb 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 targetcli-fb
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install targetcli-fb
How To Uninstall targetcli-fb on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the targetcli-fb
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove targetcli-fb
Uninstall targetcli-fb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall targetcli-fb
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove targetcli-fb
Remove targetcli-fb Configurations and Data
To remove targetcli-fb
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge targetcli-fb
Remove targetcli-fb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove targetcli-fb
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge targetcli-fb
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install targetcli-fb
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.