How To Install subuser on Debian 12

Learn how to install subuser on Debian 12 with this tutorial. subuser is Run programs on Linux with selectively restricted permissions

Introduction

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

What is subuser

subuser is:

Subuser turns a docker container into a normal program, but this program is not fully privileged, it can only access the directory from which it was called.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install subuser

Install subuser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install subuser

Install subuser 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 subuser using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install subuser

How To Uninstall subuser on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove subuser

Uninstall subuser And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove subuser

Remove subuser Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge subuser

Remove subuser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge subuser

Dependencies

subuser have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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