systems:media_server:install_mergerfs
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Systems - Media Server - Install mergerfs
Download and Install
Navigate to the mergerfs GitHub releases site, and find the correct .deb file for the Ubuntu Server version which is running:
wget https://github.com/trapexit/mergerfs/releases/download/2.40.2/mergerfs_2.40.2.ubuntu-noble_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i mergerfs_2.40.2.ubuntu-noble_amd64.deb
NOTE: Alternatively, get the latest version using Github API - ensure to replace the release_type to the correct distribution & architecture (e.g. bookworm_amd64, buster_i386, etc).
export release_type=noble_amd64 wget $(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/trapexit/mergerfs/releases/latest | jq -r ".assets[] | select(.name | test(\"${release_type}\")) | .browser_download_url") sudo dpkg -i mergerfs_*$release_type.deb
Verify installation
apt list mergerfs
returns:
Listing... Done mergerfs/now 2.40.2~ubuntu-noble amd64 [installed,local]
Check the version to confirm it is working
mergerfs -V
References
systems/media_server/install_mergerfs.txt · Last modified: 2025/05/11 13:44 by peter