How To Install gfsd on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfsd on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gfsd
gfsd is:
The Gfarm file system is designed to turn commodity PCs into nodes of a distributed storage network, implementing the Grid Datafarm architecture for global petascale data-intensive computing. It solves performance and reliability problems in NFS and AFS by means of multiple file replicas, and not only prevents performance degradation due to access concentration, but also supports fault tolerance and disaster recovery.
This package provides the Gfarm file system daemon, which equips a host to function as a storage node for the network.
There are three methods to install gfsd on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gfsd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gfsd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gfsd
Install gfsd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gfsd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gfsd
Install gfsd 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 gfsd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gfsd
How To Uninstall gfsd on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gfsd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gfsd
Uninstall gfsd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gfsd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfsd
Remove gfsd Configurations and Data
To remove gfsd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gfsd
Remove gfsd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gfsd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfsd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfsd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
