How To Install ceph-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-common on Kali Linux. ceph-common is common utilities to mount and interact with a ceph storage cluster

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-common on Kali Linux.

What is ceph-common

ceph-common is:

Ceph is a distributed storage and file system designed to provide excellent performance, reliability, and scalability. This is a collection of common tools that allow one to interact with and administer a Ceph cluster.

There are three methods to install ceph-common on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ceph-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 ceph-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ceph-common

Install ceph-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ceph-common

Install ceph-common Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ceph-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ceph-common

How To Uninstall ceph-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ceph-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ceph-common

Uninstall ceph-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ceph-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ceph-common

Remove ceph-common Configurations and Data

To remove ceph-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ceph-common

Remove ceph-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ceph-common

Dependencies

ceph-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.