How To Install fstransform on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fstransform on Debian 9.
What is fstransform
fstransform is:
fstransform is a tool to change a file-system from one format to another, for example from jfs/xfs/reiser to ext2/ext3/ext4, in-place and without the need for backup. Idea from convertfs, but it is fully independent code.
The current version of fstransform is fully functional, and ready for testing from the general public. It has been tested on the following file-systems, both as source and target: ext2, ext3, ext4, jfs, minix, reiserfs, xfs.
There are three methods to install fstransform 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 fstransform Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fstransform using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fstransform
Install fstransform Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fstransform using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fstransform
Install fstransform 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 fstransform using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fstransform
How To Uninstall fstransform on Debian 9
To uninstall only the fstransform package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fstransform
Uninstall fstransform And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fstransform and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fstransform
Remove fstransform Configurations and Data
To remove fstransform configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fstransform
Remove fstransform configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fstransform configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fstransform
Dependencies
fstransform have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fstransform package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.