Install linux-patch-lustre on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install linux-patch-lustre

Learn how to install linux-patch-lustre with the command sudo apt-get install linux-patch-lustre on Ubuntus.


 

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Quick installation of linux-patch-lustre:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: linux-patch-lustre

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install linux-patch-lustre

Package Details

Package:linux-patch-lustre
Version:1.8.5+dfsg-3ubuntu1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.lustre.org/
Description:Linux kernel patch for the Lustre Filesystem Lustre is a scalable, secure, robust, highly-available cluster file system. It is maintained by Cluster Filesystems, Inc. and available from http://www.lustre.org . Lustre servers require a number of patches to the core Linux kernel, mostly to export new functions, add features to ext3, and add a new locking path to the VFS. This package provides these patches for kernel versions 2.6.18, 2.6.21 and 2.6.22 on i386, amd64, powerpc and ia64 architectures. . For Lustre clients, you will also need to build a lustre-modules package, using the lustre-source package and module-assistant. Homepage: http://www.lustre.org/
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/kernel

How to install linux-patch-lustre on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

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 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 linux-patch-lustre is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L linux-patch-lustre' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L linux-patch-lustre
Package `linux-patch-lustre' 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 linux-patch-lustre:

After system update use the following command to install linux-patch-lustre:

sudo apt-get install linux-patch-lustre

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 linux-patch-lustre from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the linux-patch-lustre 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 linux-patch-lustre following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  linux-patch-lustre

Following command is used to remove the linux-patch-lustre package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove linux-patch-lustre

This will remove linux-patch-lustre and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing linux-patch-lustre with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge linux-patch-lustre

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove linux-patch-lustre

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with linux-patch-lustre package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.