How To Install rmtfs on Debian 12

Learn how to install rmtfs on Debian 12 with this tutorial. rmtfs is Qualcomm Remote Filesystem Service implementation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rmtfs on Debian 12.

What is rmtfs

rmtfs is:

This package contains the reference implementation for Qualcomm’s Remote Filesystem service.

It allows userspace applications to access the shared memory and internal storage of the remote processors (Wi-Fi, modem, sensors…) found on recent Qualcomm SoCs, using the QMI and QRTR protocols.

There are three methods to install rmtfs 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 rmtfs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rmtfs

Install rmtfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rmtfs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rmtfs

Install rmtfs 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 rmtfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rmtfs

How To Uninstall rmtfs on Debian 12

To uninstall only the rmtfs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rmtfs

Uninstall rmtfs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rmtfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rmtfs

Remove rmtfs Configurations and Data

To remove rmtfs configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rmtfs

Remove rmtfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rmtfs

Dependencies

rmtfs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rmtfs package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.