How To Install daemonfs on Debian 10

Learn how to install daemonfs on Debian 10 with this tutorial. daemonfs is real time monitoring software

Introduction

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

What is daemonfs

daemonfs is:

DaemonFS is a simple and good looking application that can monitor your files and folders in real time. This tool lets you track modifications to your files. Every time a file gets modified, a notification launched from the tray icon appears. This software may be used for reverse engineering, hard disk usage tracking, software analysis and more.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install daemonfs

Install daemonfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install daemonfs

Install daemonfs 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 daemonfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install daemonfs

How To Uninstall daemonfs on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove daemonfs

Uninstall daemonfs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove daemonfs

Remove daemonfs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge daemonfs

Remove daemonfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge daemonfs

Dependencies

daemonfs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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