How To Install xnbd-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xnbd-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xnbd-common
xnbd-common is:
xNBD is a NBD (Network Block Device) server program, which is fully compatible with the NBD client driver of Linux kernel. It adds extended features to the traditional NBD server.
This package contains common files and shared directories.
There are three methods to install xnbd-common 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 xnbd-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xnbd-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xnbd-common
Install xnbd-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xnbd-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xnbd-common
Install xnbd-common 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 xnbd-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xnbd-common
How To Uninstall xnbd-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xnbd-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xnbd-common
Uninstall xnbd-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xnbd-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xnbd-common
Remove xnbd-common Configurations and Data
To remove xnbd-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xnbd-common
Remove xnbd-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xnbd-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xnbd-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xnbd-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
