How To Install ceph on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph on Ubuntu 22.04. ceph is distributed storage and file system

Introduction

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

What is ceph

ceph is:

Ceph is a massively scalable, open-source, distributed storage system that runs on commodity hardware and delivers object, block and file system storage.

There are three methods to install ceph 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ceph

Install ceph Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ceph

Install ceph 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ceph

How To Uninstall ceph on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ceph

Uninstall ceph And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ceph

Remove ceph Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ceph

Remove ceph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ceph

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Summary

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