How To Install libzfs4linux 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 libzfs4linux on Ubuntu.
What is libzfs4linux
libzfs4linux is:
OpenZFS is a storage platform that encompasses the functionality of traditional filesystems and volume managers. It supports data checksums, compression, encryption, snapshots, and more.
The OpenZFS library provides support for managing OpenZFS filesystems.
There are three methods to install libzfs4linux 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 libzfs4linux Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libzfs4linux using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzfs4linux
Install libzfs4linux Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzfs4linux using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzfs4linux
Install libzfs4linux 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 libzfs4linux using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzfs4linux
How To Uninstall libzfs4linux on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libzfs4linux package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzfs4linux
Uninstall libzfs4linux And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzfs4linux and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzfs4linux
Remove libzfs4linux Configurations and Data
To remove libzfs4linux configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzfs4linux
Remove libzfs4linux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzfs4linux configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzfs4linux
Dependencies
libzfs4linux have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzfs4linux package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.