How To Install btrfs-progs on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install btrfs-progs on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is btrfs-progs
btrfs-progs is:
Btrfs is a copy on write filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing advanced features while focusing on fault tolerance, repair and easy administration.
This package contains utilities (mkfs, fsck) used to work with btrfs and an utility (btrfs-convert) to make a btrfs filesystem from an ext3.
There are three methods to install btrfs-progs 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 btrfs-progs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install btrfs-progs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install btrfs-progs
Install btrfs-progs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install btrfs-progs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install btrfs-progs
Install btrfs-progs 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 btrfs-progs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install btrfs-progs
How To Uninstall btrfs-progs on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the btrfs-progs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove btrfs-progs
Uninstall btrfs-progs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall btrfs-progs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove btrfs-progs
Remove btrfs-progs Configurations and Data
To remove btrfs-progs configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge btrfs-progs
Remove btrfs-progs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove btrfs-progs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge btrfs-progs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install btrfs-progs package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
