Install mdadm on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install mdadm
Learn how to install mdadm with the command sudo apt-get install mdadm on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of mdadm:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: mdadm
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install mdadm
Package Details | |
| Package: | mdadm |
| Version: | 3.2.5-1ubuntu0.3 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Core Developers |
| Home page: | http://neil.brown.name/blog/mdadm |
| Description: | tool to administer Linux MD arrays (software RAID) The mdadm utility can be used to create, manage, and monitor MD (multi-disk) arrays for software RAID or multipath I/O. . This package automatically configures mdadm to assemble arrays during the system startup process. If not needed, this functionality can be disabled. Homepage: http://neil.brown.name/blog/mdadm |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | admin |
How to install mdadm on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If mdadm is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L mdadm' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L mdadm Package `mdadm' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing mdadm:
After system update use the following command to install mdadm:
sudo apt-get install mdadm
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove mdadm from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the mdadm from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the mdadm following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove mdadm
Following command is used to remove the mdadm package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove mdadm
This will remove mdadm and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing mdadm with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge mdadm
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove mdadm
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with mdadm package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.