How To Install python3-fuse 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 python3-fuse on Ubuntu.
What is python3-fuse
python3-fuse is:
This is a Python interface to FUSE.
FUSE (Filesystem in USErspace) is a simple interface for userspace programs to export a virtual filesystem to the Linux kernel. FUSE also aims to provide a secure method for non privileged users to create and mount their own filesystem implementations.
This is the Python 3 package
There are three methods to install python3-fuse 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 python3-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 python3-fuse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-fuse
Install python3-fuse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-fuse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-fuse
Install python3-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 python3-fuse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-fuse
How To Uninstall python3-fuse on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-fuse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-fuse
Uninstall python3-fuse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-fuse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-fuse
Remove python3-fuse Configurations and Data
To remove python3-fuse configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-fuse
Remove python3-fuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-fuse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-fuse
Dependencies
python3-fuse have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fuse package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.