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