How To Install unionfs-fuse on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install unionfs-fuse on Debian 11. unionfs-fuse is Fuse implementation of unionfs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install unionfs-fuse on Debian 11.

What is unionfs-fuse

unionfs-fuse is:

This is another unionfs implementation using filesystem in userspace (fuse).

There are three methods to install unionfs-fuse on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install unionfs-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 unionfs-fuse using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install unionfs-fuse

Install unionfs-fuse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install unionfs-fuse

Install unionfs-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 unionfs-fuse using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install unionfs-fuse

How To Uninstall unionfs-fuse on Debian 11

To uninstall only the unionfs-fuse package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove unionfs-fuse

Uninstall unionfs-fuse And Its Dependencies

To uninstall unionfs-fuse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove unionfs-fuse

Remove unionfs-fuse Configurations and Data

To remove unionfs-fuse configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge unionfs-fuse

Remove unionfs-fuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unionfs-fuse

Dependencies

unionfs-fuse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install unionfs-fuse package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.