How To Install fsvs on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fsvs on Debian 10.
What is fsvs
fsvs is:
FSVS is a backup/restore/versioning/deployment tool for whole directory trees or filesystems, with a Subversion repository as the backend. It can do overlays of multiple repositories, to achieve some content separation (base install, local modifications, etc.)
There are three methods to install fsvs 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 fsvs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fsvs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fsvs
Install fsvs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fsvs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fsvs
Install fsvs 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 fsvs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fsvs
How To Uninstall fsvs on Debian 10
To uninstall only the fsvs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fsvs
Uninstall fsvs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fsvs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fsvs
Remove fsvs Configurations and Data
To remove fsvs configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fsvs
Remove fsvs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fsvs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fsvs
Dependencies
fsvs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fsvs package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.