How To Install debirf on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debirf on Debian 9.
What is debirf
debirf is:
debirf (DEBian on Initial Ram Filesystem) is a set of tools designed to create and prepare a kernel and initial ram filesystem that can run a full-blown Debian environment entirely from RAM.
The kernel and initramfs pair created by debirf can be used for a myriad of purposes, from quick-and-easy system repair to diskless thin clients. The kernel and initrd can be placed in your system boot partition, burnt to read-only media, or supplied by a netboot server.
The debirf tools use a module architecture which allows you to customize debirf for any possible purpose by specifying what components are included in the generated image.
There are three methods to install debirf 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 debirf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install debirf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debirf
Install debirf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debirf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debirf
Install debirf 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 debirf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debirf
How To Uninstall debirf on Debian 9
To uninstall only the debirf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debirf
Uninstall debirf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debirf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debirf
Remove debirf Configurations and Data
To remove debirf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debirf
Remove debirf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debirf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debirf
Dependencies
debirf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debirf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.