How To Install nfs-common on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 350 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nfs-common on Ubuntu.
What is nfs-common
nfs-common is:
Use this package on any machine that uses NFS, either as client or server. Programs included: lockd, statd, showmount, nfsstat, gssd, idmapd and mount.nfs.
There are three methods to install nfs-common 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 nfs-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nfs-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nfs-common
Install nfs-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nfs-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nfs-common
Install nfs-common 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 nfs-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nfs-common
How To Uninstall nfs-common on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the nfs-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nfs-common
Uninstall nfs-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nfs-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nfs-common
Remove nfs-common Configurations and Data
To remove nfs-common configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nfs-common
Remove nfs-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nfs-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nfs-common
Dependencies
nfs-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nfs-common package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.