How To Install libafsauthent1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libafsauthent1 on Debian 9. libafsauthent1 is AFS distributed file system runtime library (authentication)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libafsauthent1 on Debian 9.

What is libafsauthent1

libafsauthent1 is:

AFS is a distributed filesystem allowing cross-platform sharing of files among multiple computers. Facilities are provided for access control, authentication, backup and administrative management.

This package provides the shared library implementing AFS client authentication and token management.

There are three methods to install libafsauthent1 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 libafsauthent1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libafsauthent1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libafsauthent1

Install libafsauthent1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libafsauthent1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libafsauthent1

Install libafsauthent1 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 libafsauthent1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libafsauthent1

How To Uninstall libafsauthent1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libafsauthent1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libafsauthent1

Uninstall libafsauthent1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libafsauthent1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libafsauthent1

Remove libafsauthent1 Configurations and Data

To remove libafsauthent1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libafsauthent1

Remove libafsauthent1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libafsauthent1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libafsauthent1

Dependencies

libafsauthent1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libafsauthent1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.