Install overlayroot on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install overlayroot
Learn how to install overlayroot with the command sudo apt-get install overlayroot on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of overlayroot:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: overlayroot
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install overlayroot
Package Details | |
| Package: | overlayroot |
| Version: | 0.25ubuntu1.12.04.1 |
| Maintainer: | Scott Moser |
| Home page: | http://launchpad.net/cloud-initramfs-tools |
| Description: | use an overlayfs on top of a read-only root filesystem This package adds functionality to an initramfs built by initramfs-tools. When installed and configured, the initramfs will mount an overlayfs filesystem on top of a read-only root volume. . The changes can be written to a in-memory temporary filesystem, a filesystem on an existing block device, or a dmcrypt encrypted block device. Homepage: http://launchpad.net/cloud-initramfs-tools |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | admin |
How to install overlayroot 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 overlayroot is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L overlayroot' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L overlayroot Package `overlayroot' 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 overlayroot:
After system update use the following command to install overlayroot:
sudo apt-get install overlayroot
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 overlayroot from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the overlayroot 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 overlayroot following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove overlayroot
Following command is used to remove the overlayroot package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove overlayroot
This will remove overlayroot and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing overlayroot with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge overlayroot
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove overlayroot
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with overlayroot package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.