How To Install autofs-hesiod on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autofs-hesiod on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is autofs-hesiod
autofs-hesiod is:
Autofs controls the operation of the automount daemons. The automount daemons automatically mount filesystems when they are used and unmount them after a period of inactivity. This is done based on a set of pre-configured maps.
The kernel automounter implements an almost complete SunOS style automounter under Linux. A recent version of the kernel autofs4 module (builtin or separate) is required.
This is the Hesiod module of the autofs.
There are three methods to install autofs-hesiod 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 autofs-hesiod Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install autofs-hesiod using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install autofs-hesiod
Install autofs-hesiod Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install autofs-hesiod using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install autofs-hesiod
Install autofs-hesiod 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 autofs-hesiod using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install autofs-hesiod
How To Uninstall autofs-hesiod on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the autofs-hesiod package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove autofs-hesiod
Uninstall autofs-hesiod And Its Dependencies
To uninstall autofs-hesiod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove autofs-hesiod
Remove autofs-hesiod Configurations and Data
To remove autofs-hesiod configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge autofs-hesiod
Remove autofs-hesiod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove autofs-hesiod configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autofs-hesiod
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autofs-hesiod package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
