How To Install fusedav on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusedav on Debian 9. fusedav is filesystem to mount WebDAV shares

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusedav on Debian 9.

What is fusedav

fusedav is:

fusedav is a userspace filesystem driver that allows you to mount WebDAV shares. This way you can transparently edit and manage files on a remote server.

It uses FUSE (Filesystem in USErspace), thus you need a FUSE-enabled kernel.

WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol which allows users to collaboratively edit and manage files on remote web servers.

There are three methods to install fusedav 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 fusedav Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fusedav using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fusedav

Install fusedav Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fusedav using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fusedav

Install fusedav 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 fusedav using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fusedav

How To Uninstall fusedav on Debian 9

To uninstall only the fusedav package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fusedav

Uninstall fusedav And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fusedav and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fusedav

Remove fusedav Configurations and Data

To remove fusedav configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fusedav

Remove fusedav configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fusedav configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fusedav

Dependencies

fusedav have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusedav package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.