How To Install ostree on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ostree on Debian 9.
What is ostree
ostree is:
OSTree is a tool and library for managing bootable, immutable, versioned filesystem trees. It is like git in that it checksums individual files and has a content-addressed object store; unlike git, it “checks out” the files using hardlinks into an immutable directory tree. This can be used to provide atomic upgrades with rollback, history and parallel-installation, particularly useful on “fixed purpose” systems such as embedded devices.
This package contains the executables used to manage and create filesystem trees. It does not affect the boot process for the system on which it is installed.
There are three methods to install ostree 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 ostree Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ostree using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ostree
Install ostree Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ostree using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ostree
Install ostree 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 ostree using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ostree
How To Uninstall ostree on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ostree package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ostree
Uninstall ostree And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ostree and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ostree
Remove ostree Configurations and Data
To remove ostree configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ostree
Remove ostree configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ostree configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ostree
Dependencies
ostree have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ostree package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.