How To Install ltspfs on Debian 10

Learn how to install ltspfs on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ltspfs is Fuse based remote filesystem for LTSP thin clients

Introduction

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

What is ltspfs

ltspfs is:

LtspFS is a remote filesystem consisting of two parts:

  1. A network server daemon that runs on the LTSP terminal.
  2. A FUSE module that runs in userspace on the server, that connects with the daemon on the client.

This package contains the userspace parts for the LTSP server.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ltspfs

Install ltspfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ltspfs

Install ltspfs 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 ltspfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ltspfs

How To Uninstall ltspfs on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ltspfs

Uninstall ltspfs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ltspfs

Remove ltspfs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ltspfs

Remove ltspfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ltspfs

Dependencies

ltspfs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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