How To Install libnfs8 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfs8 on Debian 9.
What is libnfs8
libnfs8 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 libnfs8 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 libnfs8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnfs8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnfs8
Install libnfs8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnfs8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnfs8
Install libnfs8 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 libnfs8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnfs8
How To Uninstall libnfs8 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libnfs8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnfs8
Uninstall libnfs8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnfs8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfs8
Remove libnfs8 Configurations and Data
To remove libnfs8 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnfs8
Remove libnfs8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnfs8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnfs8
Dependencies
libnfs8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfs8 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
