How To Install etcd-fs on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install etcd-fs on Debian 9. etcd-fs is FUSE client for etcd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install etcd-fs on Debian 9.

What is etcd-fs

etcd-fs is:

Basic FUSE client for etcd. Supported file system operations:

  • Reading/Writing files
  • Creating/Deleting files
  • Creating/Deleting directories

There are three methods to install etcd-fs 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 etcd-fs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install etcd-fs

Install etcd-fs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install etcd-fs

Install etcd-fs 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 etcd-fs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install etcd-fs

How To Uninstall etcd-fs on Debian 9

To uninstall only the etcd-fs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove etcd-fs

Uninstall etcd-fs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove etcd-fs

Remove etcd-fs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge etcd-fs

Remove etcd-fs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge etcd-fs

Dependencies

etcd-fs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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