How To Install autofs-hesiod on Debian 10

Learn how to install autofs-hesiod on Debian 10 with this tutorial. autofs-hesiod is Hesiod map support for autofs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autofs-hesiod on Debian 10.

What is autofs-hesiod

autofs-hesiod is:

Autofs controls the operation of the automount daemons. The automount daemons automatically mount filesystems when they are used and unmount them after a period of inactivity. This is done based on a set of pre-configured maps.

The kernel automounter implements an almost complete SunOS style automounter under Linux. A recent version of the kernel autofs4 module (builtin or separate) is required.

This is the Hesiod module of the autofs.

There are three methods to install autofs-hesiod on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install autofs-hesiod Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install autofs-hesiod

Install autofs-hesiod Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install autofs-hesiod

Install autofs-hesiod 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 autofs-hesiod using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install autofs-hesiod

How To Uninstall autofs-hesiod on Debian 10

To uninstall only the autofs-hesiod package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove autofs-hesiod

Uninstall autofs-hesiod And Its Dependencies

To uninstall autofs-hesiod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove autofs-hesiod

Remove autofs-hesiod Configurations and Data

To remove autofs-hesiod configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge autofs-hesiod

Remove autofs-hesiod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autofs-hesiod

Dependencies

autofs-hesiod have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install autofs-hesiod package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.