How To Install binfmt-support on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install binfmt-support on Debian 10.
What is binfmt-support
binfmt-support is:
The binfmt_misc kernel module, contained in versions 2.1.43 and later of the Linux kernel, allows system administrators to register interpreters for various binary formats based on a magic number or their file extension, and cause the appropriate interpreter to be invoked whenever a matching file is executed. Think of it as a more flexible version of the #! executable interpreter mechanism.
This package provides an ‘update-binfmts’ script with which package maintainers can register interpreters to be used with this module without having to worry about writing their own init.d scripts, and which sysadmins can use for a slightly higher-level interface to this module.
There are three methods to install binfmt-support 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 binfmt-support Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install binfmt-support using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install binfmt-support
Install binfmt-support Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install binfmt-support using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install binfmt-support
Install binfmt-support 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 binfmt-support using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install binfmt-support
How To Uninstall binfmt-support on Debian 10
To uninstall only the binfmt-support package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove binfmt-support
Uninstall binfmt-support And Its Dependencies
To uninstall binfmt-support and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove binfmt-support
Remove binfmt-support Configurations and Data
To remove binfmt-support configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge binfmt-support
Remove binfmt-support configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove binfmt-support configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binfmt-support
Dependencies
binfmt-support have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install binfmt-support package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.