How To Install xrootd-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 xrootd-fuse on Ubuntu.
What is xrootd-fuse
xrootd-fuse is:
This package contains the FUSE (file system in user space) xrootd mount tool.
There are three methods to install xrootd-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 xrootd-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 xrootd-fuse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xrootd-fuse
Install xrootd-fuse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xrootd-fuse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xrootd-fuse
Install xrootd-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 xrootd-fuse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xrootd-fuse
How To Uninstall xrootd-fuse on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xrootd-fuse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xrootd-fuse
Uninstall xrootd-fuse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xrootd-fuse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xrootd-fuse
Remove xrootd-fuse Configurations and Data
To remove xrootd-fuse configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xrootd-fuse
Remove xrootd-fuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xrootd-fuse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xrootd-fuse
Dependencies
xrootd-fuse have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-fuse package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.