How To Install libnfs12 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libnfs12 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libnfs12 is NFS client library (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfs12 on Debian 10.

What is libnfs12

libnfs12 is:

LIBNFS is a client library for accessing NFS shares over a network.

LIBNFS offers three different APIs, for different use : 1, RAW : A fully async low level rpc library for nfs protocols 2, NFS ASYNC : A fully asynchronous library for high level vfs functions 3, NFS SYNC : A synchronous library for high level vfs functions

This package provides the shared library.

There are three methods to install libnfs12 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libnfs12 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnfs12 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnfs12

Install libnfs12 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnfs12 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnfs12

Install libnfs12 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 libnfs12 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnfs12

How To Uninstall libnfs12 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libnfs12 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnfs12

Uninstall libnfs12 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnfs12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfs12

Remove libnfs12 Configurations and Data

To remove libnfs12 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnfs12

Remove libnfs12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnfs12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnfs12

Dependencies

libnfs12 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfs12 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.