How To Install dm-writeboost-dkms on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dm-writeboost-dkms on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dm-writeboost-dkms
dm-writeboost-dkms is:
dm-writeboost is an OS-level IO controller that builds logs from in-coming writes (data and metadata) and then writes the logs sequentially similar to log-structured filesystem. As a further extension, dm-writeboost supports read-caching which also writes data sequentially.
This package provides DKMS kernel module for Linux Kernel 3.10+.
There are three methods to install dm-writeboost-dkms 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 dm-writeboost-dkms Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dm-writeboost-dkms using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dm-writeboost-dkms
Install dm-writeboost-dkms Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dm-writeboost-dkms using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dm-writeboost-dkms
Install dm-writeboost-dkms 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 dm-writeboost-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dm-writeboost-dkms
How To Uninstall dm-writeboost-dkms on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dm-writeboost-dkms package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dm-writeboost-dkms
Uninstall dm-writeboost-dkms And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dm-writeboost-dkms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dm-writeboost-dkms
Remove dm-writeboost-dkms Configurations and Data
To remove dm-writeboost-dkms configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dm-writeboost-dkms
Remove dm-writeboost-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dm-writeboost-dkms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dm-writeboost-dkms
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dm-writeboost-dkms package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
