How To Install gocryptfs 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 gocryptfs on Ubuntu.
What is gocryptfs
gocryptfs is:
gocryptfs is built on top of the excellent go-fuse (https://github.com/hanwen/go-fuse) FUSE library and its LoopbackFileSystem API.
This project was inspired by EncFS and strives to fix its security issues while providing good performance (benchmarks (https://nuetzlich.net/gocryptfs/comparison/#performance)).
For details on the security of gocryptfs see the Security (https://nuetzlich.net/gocryptfs/security/) design document.
There are three methods to install gocryptfs 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 gocryptfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gocryptfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gocryptfs
Install gocryptfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gocryptfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gocryptfs
Install gocryptfs 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 gocryptfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gocryptfs
How To Uninstall gocryptfs on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the gocryptfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gocryptfs
Uninstall gocryptfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gocryptfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gocryptfs
Remove gocryptfs Configurations and Data
To remove gocryptfs configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gocryptfs
Remove gocryptfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gocryptfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gocryptfs
Dependencies
gocryptfs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gocryptfs package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.