How To Install erfs on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erfs on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is erfs
erfs is:
An easy-to-use, easy-to-setup, hassle-free secure file system with the encrypted data being stored on a remote cloud server without having to trust the server.
All key material is created on the user’s computer and never stored or transferred to the server.
All data is locally encrypted (including the file name). The encrypted data (and only that!) is stored in the cloud. The data remains secure even if the cloud server is compromised. It does not need root or superuser privileges. No need to run your own server. All you need is the bash script (literally). It is one single command to add and use a file system:
$ erfs mount aDe5F2ik3x35x7pfAEAWdC5Y ~/secure
There are three methods to install erfs on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install erfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install erfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erfs
Install erfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erfs
Install erfs 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 erfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erfs
How To Uninstall erfs on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the erfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erfs
Uninstall erfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erfs
Remove erfs Configurations and Data
To remove erfs configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erfs
Remove erfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erfs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erfs package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
