How To Install 9mount on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install 9mount on Debian 12.
What is 9mount
9mount is:
9mount is a set of SUID mounting tools for use with v9fs to help cope with Linux’s poor mount support.
The tools offer a level of security - 9mount will only let you mount over non-sticky directories you have write access to, and 9umount will only let you unmount 9p partitions that you mounted yourself.
There are three methods to install 9mount on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 9mount Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install 9mount using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install 9mount
Install 9mount Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install 9mount using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install 9mount
Install 9mount 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 9mount using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install 9mount
How To Uninstall 9mount on Debian 12
To uninstall only the 9mount package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove 9mount
Uninstall 9mount And Its Dependencies
To uninstall 9mount and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove 9mount
Remove 9mount Configurations and Data
To remove 9mount configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge 9mount
Remove 9mount configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove 9mount configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge 9mount
Dependencies
9mount have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install 9mount package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.