How To Install copyfs on Debian 10

Learn how to install copyfs on Debian 10 with this tutorial. copyfs is Versioning filesystem for FUSE

Introduction

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

What is copyfs

copyfs is:

CopyFS keeps versioned copies of all changes done to files under its control and allows the user to revert back to any previous revision.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install copyfs

Install copyfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install copyfs

Install copyfs 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 copyfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install copyfs

How To Uninstall copyfs on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove copyfs

Uninstall copyfs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove copyfs

Remove copyfs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge copyfs

Remove copyfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge copyfs

Dependencies

copyfs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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