How To Install ceph on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph on Ubuntu.
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. 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
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, 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 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
Dependencies
ceph have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.