How To Install fsprotect on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install fsprotect on Debian 9. fsprotect is Helper scripts to make filesystems immutable

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fsprotect on Debian 9.

What is fsprotect

fsprotect is:

This is a set of scripts that make immutable the root and other filesystems. Using aufs they pack a tmpfs filesystem and the filesystem forcing changes to be written to the tmpfs.

The root filesystem is protected by an initramfs script. Other filesystems are protected by an init script. All protected filesystems become read-only ensuring their immutability even on power-offs.

This can be used for public computers to prevent damage or changes.

There are three methods to install fsprotect 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 fsprotect Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fsprotect

Install fsprotect Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fsprotect using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fsprotect

Install fsprotect 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 fsprotect using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fsprotect

How To Uninstall fsprotect on Debian 9

To uninstall only the fsprotect package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fsprotect

Uninstall fsprotect And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fsprotect

Remove fsprotect Configurations and Data

To remove fsprotect configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fsprotect

Remove fsprotect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fsprotect

Dependencies

fsprotect have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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