How To Install fuse on Debian 10

Learn how to install fuse on Debian 10 with this tutorial. fuse is Filesystem in Userspace

Introduction

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

What is fuse

fuse is:

Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is a simple interface for userspace programs to export a virtual filesystem to the Linux kernel. It also aims to provide a secure method for non privileged users to create and mount their own filesystem implementations.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fuse

Install fuse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fuse

Install fuse 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 fuse using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fuse

How To Uninstall fuse on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove fuse

Uninstall fuse And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fuse

Remove fuse Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fuse

Remove fuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fuse

Dependencies

fuse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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