How To Install gphotofs on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gphotofs on Debian 10.
What is gphotofs
gphotofs is:
GPhotoFS is a filesystem client based on libgphoto2 that exposes supported cameras as filesystems; while some cameras implement the USB Mass Storage class and already appear as filesystems (making this program redundant), many use the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) or some other custom protocol. But as long as the camera is supported by libgphoto2, it can be mounted as a filesystem using this program.
This package is based on the FUSE (filesystem in user space) infra-structure of the Linux kernel and, therefore, does not require any modifications to the kernel, apart from the fuse module.
There are three methods to install gphotofs 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 gphotofs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gphotofs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gphotofs
Install gphotofs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gphotofs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gphotofs
Install gphotofs 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 gphotofs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gphotofs
How To Uninstall gphotofs on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gphotofs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gphotofs
Uninstall gphotofs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gphotofs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gphotofs
Remove gphotofs Configurations and Data
To remove gphotofs configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gphotofs
Remove gphotofs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gphotofs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gphotofs
Dependencies
gphotofs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gphotofs package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
