How To Install fuse3 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fuse3 on Ubuntu.
What is fuse3
fuse3 is:
Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is a simple interface for userspace programs to export a virtual filesystem to the Linux kernel. It also aims to provide a secure method for non privileged users to create and mount their own filesystem implementations.
There are three methods to install fuse3 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fuse3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fuse3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fuse3
Install fuse3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fuse3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fuse3
Install fuse3 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 fuse3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fuse3
How To Uninstall fuse3 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the fuse3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fuse3
Uninstall fuse3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fuse3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fuse3
Remove fuse3 Configurations and Data
To remove fuse3 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fuse3
Remove fuse3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fuse3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fuse3
Dependencies
fuse3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fuse3 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.