How To Install gfal2-plugin-sftp on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-sftp on Debian 11.
What is gfal2-plugin-sftp
gfal2-plugin-sftp is:
Provides the sftp (sftp://) support for gfal2.
There are three methods to install gfal2-plugin-sftp on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gfal2-plugin-sftp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gfal2-plugin-sftp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gfal2-plugin-sftp
Install gfal2-plugin-sftp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gfal2-plugin-sftp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gfal2-plugin-sftp
Install gfal2-plugin-sftp 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 gfal2-plugin-sftp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gfal2-plugin-sftp
How To Uninstall gfal2-plugin-sftp on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gfal2-plugin-sftp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gfal2-plugin-sftp
Uninstall gfal2-plugin-sftp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gfal2-plugin-sftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfal2-plugin-sftp
Remove gfal2-plugin-sftp Configurations and Data
To remove gfal2-plugin-sftp configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gfal2-plugin-sftp
Remove gfal2-plugin-sftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gfal2-plugin-sftp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfal2-plugin-sftp
Dependencies
gfal2-plugin-sftp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-sftp package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.