How To Install autofs on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autofs on Debian 10.
What is autofs
autofs is:
Autofs controls the operation of the automount daemons. The automount daemons automatically mount filesystems when they are used and unmount them after a period of inactivity. This is done based on a set of pre-configured maps.
The kernel automounter implements an almost complete SunOS style automounter under Linux. A recent version of the kernel autofs4 module (builtin or separate) is required.
This is the autofs daemon.
There are three methods to install autofs 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 autofs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install autofs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install autofs
Install autofs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install autofs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install autofs
Install autofs 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 autofs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install autofs
How To Uninstall autofs on Debian 10
To uninstall only the autofs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove autofs
Uninstall autofs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall autofs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove autofs
Remove autofs Configurations and Data
To remove autofs configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge autofs
Remove autofs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove autofs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autofs
Dependencies
autofs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autofs package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.