How to Install and Uninstall autofs Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 29,2024

You can also install and uninstall the autofs on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "autofs" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install autofs on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "autofs" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall autofs on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the autofs package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: autofs
Version: 5.1.8-2+deb12u2
Installed-Size: 921
Maintainer: Mike Gabriel
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: autofs5 (<< 5.0.6-1~)
Provides: autofs5
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libnsl2 (>= 1.0), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), ucf
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Recommends: nfs-common, kmod | module-init-tools, e2fsprogs
Breaks: autofs5 (<< 5.0.6-1~)
Description: kernel-based automounter for Linux
Description-md5: c2943d4026686519e74f5ea404af6a90
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/autofs/v5/
Tag: admin::filesystem, hardware::storage, implemented-in::c,
interface::daemon, role::program, scope::utility
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/autofs/autofs_5.1.8-2+deb12u2_amd64.deb
Size: 284044
MD5sum: 09b4014ad64bf39580a1848158e6f090
SHA256: f860143a8b12a3c341c4284d5d52573fa7e490d23a578511c10f84a125502f84