How To Install guestfsd on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install guestfsd on Debian 9.
What is guestfsd
guestfsd is:
The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.
This package contains a standalone version the back-end daemon that carries out file system access on behalf of libguestfs applications. It is not needed for regular operation.
There are three methods to install guestfsd 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 guestfsd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install guestfsd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install guestfsd
Install guestfsd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install guestfsd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install guestfsd
Install guestfsd 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 guestfsd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install guestfsd
How To Uninstall guestfsd on Debian 9
To uninstall only the guestfsd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove guestfsd
Uninstall guestfsd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall guestfsd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove guestfsd
Remove guestfsd Configurations and Data
To remove guestfsd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge guestfsd
Remove guestfsd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove guestfsd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge guestfsd
Dependencies
guestfsd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install guestfsd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.