How To Install mhddfs on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mhddfs on Debian 10.
What is mhddfs
mhddfs is:
This FUSE-based file system allows mount points (or directories) to be combined, simulating a single big volume which can merge several hard drives or remote file systems. It is like unionfs, but can choose the drive with the most free space to create new files on, and can move data transparently between drives.
There are three methods to install mhddfs 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 mhddfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mhddfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mhddfs
Install mhddfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mhddfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mhddfs
Install mhddfs 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 mhddfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mhddfs
How To Uninstall mhddfs on Debian 10
To uninstall only the mhddfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mhddfs
Uninstall mhddfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mhddfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mhddfs
Remove mhddfs Configurations and Data
To remove mhddfs configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mhddfs
Remove mhddfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mhddfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mhddfs
Dependencies
mhddfs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mhddfs package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
