How To Install libnfs-utils on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 390 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfs-utils on Ubuntu.
What is libnfs-utils
libnfs-utils is:
LIBNFS is a client library for accessing NFS shares over a network.
LIBNFS offers three different APIs, for different use : 1, RAW : A fully async low level rpc library for nfs protocols 2, NFS ASYNC : A fully asynchronous library for high level vfs functions 3, NFS SYNC : A synchronous library for high level vfs functions
This package provides command line utilities.
There are three methods to install libnfs-utils 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 libnfs-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnfs-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnfs-utils
Install libnfs-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnfs-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnfs-utils
Install libnfs-utils 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 libnfs-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnfs-utils
How To Uninstall libnfs-utils on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libnfs-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnfs-utils
Uninstall libnfs-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnfs-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfs-utils
Remove libnfs-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libnfs-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnfs-utils
Remove libnfs-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnfs-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnfs-utils
Dependencies
libnfs-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfs-utils package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.