How To Install copyfs on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install copyfs on Debian 9.
What is copyfs
copyfs is:
CopyFS keeps versioned copies of all changes done to files under its control and allows the user to revert back to any previous revision.
There are three methods to install copyfs 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 copyfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install copyfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install copyfs
Install copyfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install copyfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install copyfs
Install copyfs 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 copyfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install copyfs
How To Uninstall copyfs on Debian 9
To uninstall only the copyfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove copyfs
Uninstall copyfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall copyfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove copyfs
Remove copyfs Configurations and Data
To remove copyfs configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge copyfs
Remove copyfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove copyfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge copyfs
Dependencies
copyfs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install copyfs package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
