How To Install zsys 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 zsys on Ubuntu.
What is zsys
zsys is:
ZSYS is a Zfs SYStem tool targetting an enhanced ZOL experience. It allows running multiple ZFS system in parallels on the same machine, get automated snapshots, managing complex zfs dataset layouts separating user data from system and persistent data, and more.
There are three methods to install zsys 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 zsys Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zsys using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zsys
Install zsys Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zsys using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zsys
Install zsys 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 zsys using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zsys
How To Uninstall zsys on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the zsys package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zsys
Uninstall zsys And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zsys and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zsys
Remove zsys Configurations and Data
To remove zsys configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zsys
Remove zsys configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zsys configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zsys
Dependencies
zsys have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zsys package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.