How To Install udisks2-lvm2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install udisks2-lvm2 on Ubuntu 18.04. udisks2-lvm2 is LVM2 support for udisks2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install udisks2-lvm2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is udisks2-lvm2

udisks2-lvm2 is:

The udisks daemon serves as an interface to system block devices, implemented via D-Bus. It handles operations such as querying, mounting, unmounting, formatting, or detaching storage devices such as hard disks or USB thumb drives.

This package provides support for LVM2 configuration.

There are three methods to install udisks2-lvm2 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 udisks2-lvm2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install udisks2-lvm2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install udisks2-lvm2

Install udisks2-lvm2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install udisks2-lvm2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install udisks2-lvm2

Install udisks2-lvm2 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 udisks2-lvm2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install udisks2-lvm2

How To Uninstall udisks2-lvm2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the udisks2-lvm2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove udisks2-lvm2

Uninstall udisks2-lvm2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall udisks2-lvm2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove udisks2-lvm2

Remove udisks2-lvm2 Configurations and Data

To remove udisks2-lvm2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge udisks2-lvm2

Remove udisks2-lvm2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove udisks2-lvm2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge udisks2-lvm2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install udisks2-lvm2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.