How To Install loggedfs on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install loggedfs on Debian 11.
What is loggedfs
loggedfs is:
LoggedFS is a logging file system which can log every operation happening in it. It mounts transparently over any directory and logs operations inside that directory (and its children).
The amount of logging is configurable, and since LoggedFS uses FUSE, it can be controlled by users without system administrator involvement.
There are three methods to install loggedfs on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install loggedfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install loggedfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install loggedfs
Install loggedfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install loggedfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install loggedfs
Install loggedfs 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 loggedfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install loggedfs
How To Uninstall loggedfs on Debian 11
To uninstall only the loggedfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove loggedfs
Uninstall loggedfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall loggedfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove loggedfs
Remove loggedfs Configurations and Data
To remove loggedfs configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge loggedfs
Remove loggedfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove loggedfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge loggedfs
Dependencies
loggedfs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install loggedfs package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
