How To Install filetraq on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install filetraq on Debian 9.
What is filetraq
filetraq is:
FileTraq is a shell script that reads a list of files to watch, runs diff against each file and its backup, and reports any discrepancies, along with keeping a dated backup of the original. It’s designed to be run as a cron job.
There are three methods to install filetraq 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 filetraq Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install filetraq using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install filetraq
Install filetraq Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install filetraq using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install filetraq
Install filetraq 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 filetraq using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install filetraq
How To Uninstall filetraq on Debian 9
To uninstall only the filetraq package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove filetraq
Uninstall filetraq And Its Dependencies
To uninstall filetraq and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove filetraq
Remove filetraq Configurations and Data
To remove filetraq configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge filetraq
Remove filetraq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove filetraq configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge filetraq
Dependencies
filetraq have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install filetraq package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.