How To Install cciss-vol-status on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cciss-vol-status on Ubuntu 22.04. cciss-vol-status is HP SmartArray RAID Volume Status Checker

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cciss-vol-status on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cciss-vol-status

cciss-vol-status is:

A RAID monitor for HP SmartArray Controllers, as supported by the “cciss”, “hpsa”, “hpahcisr” kernel drivers. It will check for problems on your configured logical drives, without relying on the controller’s event log.

It also supports MSA500 and MSA1000 controllers.

There are three methods to install cciss-vol-status 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 cciss-vol-status Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cciss-vol-status using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cciss-vol-status

Install cciss-vol-status Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cciss-vol-status using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cciss-vol-status

Install cciss-vol-status 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 cciss-vol-status using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cciss-vol-status

How To Uninstall cciss-vol-status on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cciss-vol-status package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cciss-vol-status

Uninstall cciss-vol-status And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cciss-vol-status and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cciss-vol-status

Remove cciss-vol-status Configurations and Data

To remove cciss-vol-status configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cciss-vol-status

Remove cciss-vol-status configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cciss-vol-status configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cciss-vol-status

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cciss-vol-status package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.