How To Install openafs-fuse on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-fuse on Debian 12.
What is openafs-fuse
openafs-fuse is:
AFS is a distributed filesystem allowing cross-platform sharing of files among multiple computers. Facilities are provided for access control, authentication, backup and administrative management.
This package provides an experimental FUSE implementation of the AFS client as afsd.fuse. This currently only provides read-only access to AFS, doesn’t work with all of the normal AFS client programs, and must be started manually, but may be of interest in situations where read-only access is sufficient and the kernel module cannot be built.
There are three methods to install openafs-fuse on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openafs-fuse Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openafs-fuse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openafs-fuse
Install openafs-fuse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openafs-fuse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openafs-fuse
Install openafs-fuse 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 openafs-fuse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openafs-fuse
How To Uninstall openafs-fuse on Debian 12
To uninstall only the openafs-fuse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openafs-fuse
Uninstall openafs-fuse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openafs-fuse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openafs-fuse
Remove openafs-fuse Configurations and Data
To remove openafs-fuse configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openafs-fuse
Remove openafs-fuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openafs-fuse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openafs-fuse
Dependencies
openafs-fuse have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-fuse package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
