How To Install fsprotect on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fsprotect on Debian 10.
What is fsprotect
fsprotect is:
This is a set of scripts that make immutable the root and other filesystems. Using aufs they pack a tmpfs filesystem and the filesystem forcing changes to be written to the tmpfs.
The root filesystem is protected by an initramfs script. Other filesystems are protected by an init script. All protected filesystems become read-only ensuring their immutability even on power-offs.
This can be used for public computers to prevent damage or changes.
There are three methods to install fsprotect 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 fsprotect Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fsprotect using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fsprotect
Install fsprotect Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fsprotect using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fsprotect
Install fsprotect 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 fsprotect using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fsprotect
How To Uninstall fsprotect on Debian 10
To uninstall only the fsprotect package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fsprotect
Uninstall fsprotect And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fsprotect and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fsprotect
Remove fsprotect Configurations and Data
To remove fsprotect configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fsprotect
Remove fsprotect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fsprotect configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fsprotect
Dependencies
fsprotect have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fsprotect package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
