How To Install ipfs-cid on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipfs-cid on Debian 12.
What is ipfs-cid
ipfs-cid is:
The intent of the tools is to be for CID generation/verification only. It is not in any way an IPFS client.
The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a protocol and peer-to-peer network for storing and sharing data in a distributed file system. IPFS uses content-addressing to uniquely identify each file in a global namespace connecting all computing devices.[
A content identifier, or CID, is a label used to point to material in IPFS. It doesn’t indicate where the content is stored, but it forms a kind of address based on the content itself. CIDs are short, regardless of the size of their underlying content.
There are three methods to install ipfs-cid on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ipfs-cid Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ipfs-cid using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ipfs-cid
Install ipfs-cid Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ipfs-cid using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ipfs-cid
Install ipfs-cid 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 ipfs-cid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ipfs-cid
How To Uninstall ipfs-cid on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ipfs-cid package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ipfs-cid
Uninstall ipfs-cid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ipfs-cid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ipfs-cid
Remove ipfs-cid Configurations and Data
To remove ipfs-cid configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ipfs-cid
Remove ipfs-cid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ipfs-cid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ipfs-cid
Dependencies
ipfs-cid have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipfs-cid package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
