How To Install libguestfs-gfs2 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 344 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-gfs2 on Ubuntu.
What is libguestfs-gfs2
libguestfs-gfs2 is:
The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.
This package contains appliance fragments for Global Filesystem (GFS2) support.
There are three methods to install libguestfs-gfs2 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 libguestfs-gfs2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-gfs2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libguestfs-gfs2
Install libguestfs-gfs2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-gfs2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libguestfs-gfs2
Install libguestfs-gfs2 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 libguestfs-gfs2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libguestfs-gfs2
How To Uninstall libguestfs-gfs2 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libguestfs-gfs2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libguestfs-gfs2
Uninstall libguestfs-gfs2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libguestfs-gfs2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguestfs-gfs2
Remove libguestfs-gfs2 Configurations and Data
To remove libguestfs-gfs2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libguestfs-gfs2
Remove libguestfs-gfs2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libguestfs-gfs2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguestfs-gfs2
Dependencies
libguestfs-gfs2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-gfs2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.