How To Install quota 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 quota on Ubuntu.

What is `quota`

quota is:

This package provides the standard set of utilities for manipulating file system usage caps via the Linux Diskquota system. It can set hard or soft limits with adjustable grace periods on block or inode usage for users and groups. It allows users to check their quota status, integrates with LDAP, and supports quotas on remote machines via NFS.

There are three methods to install quota 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 quota Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install quota using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install quota

Install quota Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install quota using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install quota

Install quota 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 quota using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install quota

How To Uninstall quota on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the quota package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove quota

Uninstall quota And Its Dependencies

To uninstall quota and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove quota

Remove quota Configurations and Data

To remove quota configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge quota

Remove quota configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove quota configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge quota

Dependencies

quota have the following dependencies:

References

quota website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install quota package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.