How To Install ostree on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ostree on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ostree
ostree is:
libostree provides a library and tools for managing bootable, immutable, versioned filesystem trees. It is like git in that it checksums individual files and has a content-addressed object store; unlike git, it “checks out” the files using hardlinks into an immutable directory tree. This can be used to provide atomic upgrades with rollback, history and parallel-installation, particularly useful on “fixed purpose” systems such as embedded devices.
This package contains the executables used to manage and create filesystem trees. It does not affect the boot process for the system on which it is installed.
There are three methods to install ostree 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 ostree Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ostree using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ostree
Install ostree Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ostree using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ostree
Install ostree 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 ostree using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ostree
How To Uninstall ostree on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ostree package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ostree
Uninstall ostree And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ostree and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ostree
Remove ostree Configurations and Data
To remove ostree configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ostree
Remove ostree configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ostree configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ostree
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ostree package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
