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Quick installation of lvm2:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: lvm2
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install lvm2
Package Details | |
| Package: | lvm2 |
| Version: | 2.02.160-1ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://sources.redhat.com/lvm2/ |
| Description: | Linux Logical Volume Manager This is LVM2, the rewrite of The Linux Logical Volume Manager. LVM supports enterprise level volume management of disk and disk subsystems by grouping arbitrary disks into volume groups. The total capacity of volume groups can be allocated to logical volumes, which are accessed as regular block devices. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 16.10 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | admin |
How to install lvm2 on Ubuntu 16.10?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.10 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 lvm2 is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L lvm2' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L lvm2 dpkg-query: package 'lvm2' 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 lvm2:
After system update use the following command to install lvm2:
sudo apt-get install lvm2
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.10 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 lvm2 from Ubuntu 16.10?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the lvm2 from Ubuntu 16.10. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the lvm2 following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove lvm2
Following command is used to remove the lvm2 package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove lvm2
This will remove lvm2 and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing lvm2 with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge lvm2
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove lvm2
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with lvm2 package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
