How To Install btfs on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install btfs on Ubuntu 22.04. btfs is access torrent files as a filesystem

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install btfs on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is btfs

btfs is:

btfs allows you to mount .torrent or magnet links as local directories using fuse.

Tools like cp, cat and ls would work the same as on a normal filesystem. You can also play videos using normal video software and only the sections that you stream will be transferred.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install btfs

Install btfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install btfs

Install btfs 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 btfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install btfs

How To Uninstall btfs on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove btfs

Uninstall btfs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall btfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove btfs

Remove btfs Configurations and Data

To remove btfs configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge btfs

Remove btfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge btfs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install btfs package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.