How To Install libntfs-3g871 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntfs-3g871 on Debian 9. libntfs-3g871 is read/write NTFS driver for FUSE (runtime library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntfs-3g871 on Debian 9.

What is libntfs-3g871

libntfs-3g871 is:

NTFS-3G uses FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) to provide support for the NTFS filesystem used by Microsoft Windows.

This package contains the actual library.

There are three methods to install libntfs-3g871 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 libntfs-3g871 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libntfs-3g871 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libntfs-3g871

Install libntfs-3g871 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libntfs-3g871 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libntfs-3g871

Install libntfs-3g871 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 libntfs-3g871 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libntfs-3g871

How To Uninstall libntfs-3g871 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libntfs-3g871 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libntfs-3g871

Uninstall libntfs-3g871 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libntfs-3g871 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libntfs-3g871

Remove libntfs-3g871 Configurations and Data

To remove libntfs-3g871 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libntfs-3g871

Remove libntfs-3g871 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libntfs-3g871 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libntfs-3g871

Dependencies

libntfs-3g871 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntfs-3g871 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.