How To Install zfs-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zfs-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is zfs-dbg
zfs-dbg is:
The Z file system is a pooled filesystem designed for maximum data integrity, supporting data snapshots, multiple copies, and data checksums.
This package contains the debugging symbols for libzpool2linux, libzfs2linux, libnvpair1linux, libuutil1linux, zfs-zed and zfsutils-linux.
There are three methods to install zfs-dbg 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 zfs-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zfs-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zfs-dbg
Install zfs-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zfs-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zfs-dbg
Install zfs-dbg 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 zfs-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zfs-dbg
How To Uninstall zfs-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the zfs-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zfs-dbg
Uninstall zfs-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zfs-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zfs-dbg
Remove zfs-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove zfs-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zfs-dbg
Remove zfs-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zfs-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zfs-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zfs-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
