How to Install and Uninstall mergerfs Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "mergerfs" package

This guide let you learn how to install mergerfs on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mergerfs
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mergerfs" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall mergerfs on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mergerfs
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mergerfs package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: mergerfs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.32.6-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ritesh Raj Sarraf
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 508
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libfuse2, fuse
Filename: pool/universe/m/mergerfs/mergerfs_2.32.6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 226564
MD5sum: e3cf3fa21c78287d87ad61cad3a8bf1e
SHA1: 6e1a993396187bd8080b8f142c05edc743273022
SHA256: 7168e5c59e2e32ccbb55e513d25a0f030adf72b0d62c5b4bf949555e2c003756
SHA512: 730d56884d2506c71b2869538bf6a956c15c1ad933688e6b5b5f0b9233168edb1a3d7d13c47e014d6f67d3ddd2137bc3ef63346cc517f326c3486cdef1c34467
Homepage: https://github.com/trapexit/mergerfs
Description-en: another FUSE union filesystem
mergerfs is a union filesystem geared towards simplifying storage and
management of files across numerous commodity storage devices. It is
similar to mhddfs, unionfs, and aufs.
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Some salient features include
* Runs in userspace (FUSE)
* Configurable behaviors
* Support for extended attributes (xattrs)
* Support for file attributes (chattr)
* Runtime configurable (via xattrs)
* Safe to run as root
* Opportunistic credential caching
* Works with heterogeneous filesystem types
* Handling of writes to full drives
* Handles pool of readonly and read/write drives
Description-md5: 408de9ea655425d71db51f41613d76be