How To Install genromfs on Debian 9

Introduction

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

What is genromfs

genromfs is:

You need it to build a romfs filesystem. romfs is a small, read-only filesystem intended for installation/rescue disks or “embedded” applications.

This filesystem is supported by Linux 2.1.25 and later.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install genromfs

Install genromfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install genromfs

Install genromfs 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 genromfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install genromfs

How To Uninstall genromfs on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove genromfs

Uninstall genromfs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove genromfs

Remove genromfs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge genromfs

Remove genromfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge genromfs

Dependencies

genromfs have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• genromfs website

Summary

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