How To Install rdiff-backup-fs on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install rdiff-backup-fs on Debian 9. rdiff-backup-fs is Fuse filesystem for accessing rdiff-backup archives

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rdiff-backup-fs on Debian 9.

What is rdiff-backup-fs

rdiff-backup-fs is:

rdiff-backup-fs is a filesystem in userspace that reads rdiff-backup archives and provides convenient access for different revisions of the copied files and directories.

There are three methods to install rdiff-backup-fs 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 rdiff-backup-fs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rdiff-backup-fs

Install rdiff-backup-fs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rdiff-backup-fs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rdiff-backup-fs

Install rdiff-backup-fs 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 rdiff-backup-fs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rdiff-backup-fs

How To Uninstall rdiff-backup-fs on Debian 9

To uninstall only the rdiff-backup-fs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rdiff-backup-fs

Uninstall rdiff-backup-fs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rdiff-backup-fs

Remove rdiff-backup-fs Configurations and Data

To remove rdiff-backup-fs configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rdiff-backup-fs

Remove rdiff-backup-fs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove rdiff-backup-fs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rdiff-backup-fs

Dependencies

rdiff-backup-fs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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