How To Install ceph-fuse on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-fuse on Ubuntu 22.04. ceph-fuse is FUSE-based client for the Ceph distributed file system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-fuse on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ceph-fuse

ceph-fuse is:

Ceph is a distributed network file system designed to provide excellent performance, reliability, and scalability. This is a FUSE-based client that allows one to mount a Ceph file system without root privileges.

Because the FUSE-based client has certain inherent performance limitations, it is recommended that the native Linux kernel client be used if possible. If it is not practical to load a kernel module (insufficient privileges, older kernel, etc.), then the FUSE client will do.

There are three methods to install ceph-fuse 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 ceph-fuse Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ceph-fuse using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ceph-fuse

Install ceph-fuse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ceph-fuse using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ceph-fuse

Install ceph-fuse 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 ceph-fuse using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ceph-fuse

How To Uninstall ceph-fuse on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the ceph-fuse package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ceph-fuse

Uninstall ceph-fuse And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ceph-fuse

Remove ceph-fuse Configurations and Data

To remove ceph-fuse configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ceph-fuse

Remove ceph-fuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ceph-fuse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ceph-fuse

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Summary

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