How to Install and Uninstall zfs-auto-snapshot Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "zfs-auto-snapshot" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install zfs-auto-snapshot on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                zfs-auto-snapshot
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "zfs-auto-snapshot" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall zfs-auto-snapshot on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                zfs-auto-snapshot
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the zfs-auto-snapshot package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: zfs-auto-snapshot
Architecture: all
Version: 1.2.4-1
Priority: extra
Section: multiverse/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jonathan Carter
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 41
Depends: cron, zfsutils-linux
Filename: pool/multiverse/z/zfs-auto-snapshot/zfs-auto-snapshot_1.2.4-1_all.deb
Size: 8536
MD5sum: 26a2bb9e32f46ab2f06db6437388aec9
SHA1: a7b6a4d9297f64e8ffae7403480d7b6c3731239d
SHA256: 1d6ba9e5655bc652996522480346f46c1916014dd3c9cca44f2129fbdc4dc3e6
Homepage: https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs-auto-snapshot
Description: ZFS automatic snapshot service
Description-md5: 50b5e87f01f77e852b84260e57dc2473