How To Install tmfs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tmfs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tmfs
tmfs is:
Time Machine File System is a read-only virtual filesystem which helps you to read your Apple Time Machine Backup by reconstructing the hard-linked directories from the HFS+ metadata directory.
You can browse the tmfs mounted Time Machine normally and easily recover data from any backup point contained within.
There are three methods to install tmfs on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tmfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tmfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tmfs
Install tmfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tmfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tmfs
Install tmfs 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install tmfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tmfs
How To Uninstall tmfs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tmfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tmfs
Uninstall tmfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tmfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tmfs
Remove tmfs Configurations and Data
To remove tmfs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tmfs
Remove tmfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tmfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tmfs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tmfs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
