How To Install mergerfs on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mergerfs on Debian 10.
What is mergerfs
mergerfs is:
mergerfs is a union filesystem geared towards simplifying storage and management of files across numerous commodity storage devices. It is similar to mhddfs, unionfs, and aufs.
Some salient features include
- Runs in userspace (FUSE)
- Configurable behaviors
- Support for extended attributes (xattrs)
- Support for file attributes (chattr)
- Runtime configurable (via xattrs)
- Safe to run as root
- Opportunistic credential caching
- Works with heterogeneous filesystem types
- Handling of writes to full drives
- Handles pool of readonly and read/write drives
There are three methods to install mergerfs 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 mergerfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mergerfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mergerfs
Install mergerfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mergerfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mergerfs
Install mergerfs 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 mergerfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mergerfs
How To Uninstall mergerfs on Debian 10
To uninstall only the mergerfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mergerfs
Uninstall mergerfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mergerfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mergerfs
Remove mergerfs Configurations and Data
To remove mergerfs configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mergerfs
Remove mergerfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mergerfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mergerfs
Dependencies
mergerfs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mergerfs package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.