How To Install libfosfat0 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfosfat0 on Debian 10.
What is libfosfat0
libfosfat0 is:
Fosfat is a C library for providing read-only access to a Smaky formatted disk. Currently, only a tool and a FUSE extension that use this library can be used for reading a directory and copying a file.
The Smaky is a line of mostly 8-bit personal computers and accompanying operating system developed at the EPFL (?cole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne), in Switzerland, from 1974.
This package contains the libfosfat0, which provides the API for the Smaky file system.
There are three methods to install libfosfat0 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 libfosfat0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfosfat0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfosfat0
Install libfosfat0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfosfat0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfosfat0
Install libfosfat0 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 libfosfat0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfosfat0
How To Uninstall libfosfat0 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libfosfat0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfosfat0
Uninstall libfosfat0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfosfat0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfosfat0
Remove libfosfat0 Configurations and Data
To remove libfosfat0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfosfat0
Remove libfosfat0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfosfat0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfosfat0
Dependencies
libfosfat0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfosfat0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.