How To Install btfs on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install btfs on Debian 9.
What is btfs
btfs is:
btfs allows you to mount .torrent or magnet links as local directories using fuse.
Tools like cp, cat and ls would work the same as on a normal filesystem. You can also play videos using normal video software and only the sections that you stream will be transferred.
There are three methods to install btfs on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install btfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install btfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install btfs
Install btfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install btfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install btfs
Install btfs 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 btfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install btfs
How To Uninstall btfs on Debian 9
To uninstall only the btfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove btfs
Uninstall btfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall btfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove btfs
Remove btfs Configurations and Data
To remove btfs configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge btfs
Remove btfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove btfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge btfs
Dependencies
btfs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install btfs package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.