How To Install ltspfsd-core on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ltspfsd-core on Debian 9. ltspfsd-core is Fuse based remote filesystem daemon for LTSP thin clients

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ltspfsd-core on Debian 9.

What is ltspfsd-core

ltspfsd-core is:

LtspFS is a remote filesystem consisting of two parts:

  1. A network server daemon that runs on the LTSP terminal.
  2. A FUSE module that runs in userspace on the server, that connects with the daemon on the client.

This package contains the daemon and other binaries to be run on LTSP thin clients.

There are three methods to install ltspfsd-core 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 ltspfsd-core Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ltspfsd-core

Install ltspfsd-core Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ltspfsd-core

Install ltspfsd-core 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 ltspfsd-core using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ltspfsd-core

How To Uninstall ltspfsd-core on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ltspfsd-core package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ltspfsd-core

Uninstall ltspfsd-core And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ltspfsd-core

Remove ltspfsd-core Configurations and Data

To remove ltspfsd-core configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ltspfsd-core

Remove ltspfsd-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ltspfsd-core

Dependencies

ltspfsd-core have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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