How To Install python-libfsntfs on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libfsntfs on Debian 9. python-libfsntfs is NTFS access library – Python 2 bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libfsntfs on Debian 9.

What is python-libfsntfs

python-libfsntfs is:

NTFS is the primary file system for Microsoft Windows versions that are based on Windows NT. libfsntfs provides a library and tools to access NTFS volumes.

This package includes Python 2 bindings.

There are three methods to install python-libfsntfs 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 python-libfsntfs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-libfsntfs

Install python-libfsntfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-libfsntfs

Install python-libfsntfs 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 python-libfsntfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-libfsntfs

How To Uninstall python-libfsntfs on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-libfsntfs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-libfsntfs

Uninstall python-libfsntfs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libfsntfs

Remove python-libfsntfs Configurations and Data

To remove python-libfsntfs configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-libfsntfs

Remove python-libfsntfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libfsntfs

Dependencies

python-libfsntfs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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