How To Install lvmlockd on Debian 11

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install lvm2-lockd

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is lvmlockd and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Debian 11. This guide was written specifically with a server running Debian 11 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install lvmlockd on Debian 11. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install lvmlockd using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install lvmlockd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lvm2-lockd

Install lvmlockd using apt

Because lvmlockd is available in Debian 11’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install lvmlockd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lvm2-lockd

Install lvmlockd using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian 11. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install lvmlockd by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lvm2-lockd

How to upgrade (update) a single package lvmlockd using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the lvmlockd, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install lvm2-lockd

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install lvm2-lockd

How To Uninstall lvmlockd from Debian 11

To uninstall only the lvmlockd package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lvm2-lockd

Uninstall lvmlockd and all its dependencies

To uninstall lvmlockd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lvm2-lockd

Remove lvmlockd with all configurations and data

To remove lvmlockd configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lvm2-lockd

Remove lvmlockd completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to lvmlockd package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lvm2-lockd

Extra info and code examples

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. LVM commands use lvmlockd to coordinate access to shared storage.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install lvmlockd using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the lvmlockd from Debian 11.

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