How To Install unionfs-fuse on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install unionfs-fuse on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install unionfs-fuse package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
