How To Install atfs-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install atfs-dev on Debian 9. atfs-dev is Attributed File System (AtFS development libraries)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install atfs-dev on Debian 9.

What is atfs-dev

atfs-dev is:

AtFS is a storage system supporting multiple versions of files and associating an arbitrary number of application defined attributes of the form “name=value” with each version. It is part of ShapeTools, a software configuration management system.

This package contains the development files needed to compile and link programs with AtFS.

There are three methods to install atfs-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install atfs-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install atfs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install atfs-dev

Install atfs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install atfs-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install atfs-dev

Install atfs-dev 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. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install atfs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install atfs-dev

How To Uninstall atfs-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the atfs-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove atfs-dev

Uninstall atfs-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall atfs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove atfs-dev

Remove atfs-dev Configurations and Data

To remove atfs-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge atfs-dev

Remove atfs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove atfs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge atfs-dev

Dependencies

atfs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install atfs-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.