How to Install and Uninstall aptfs Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 06,2024

1. Install "aptfs" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install aptfs on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                aptfs
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "aptfs" package

Learn how to uninstall aptfs on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                aptfs
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the aptfs package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: aptfs
Architecture: all
Version: 2:1.0.1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Chris Lamb
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 44
Depends: dctrl-tools, devscripts, python3-fuse, python3:any
Filename: pool/universe/a/aptfs/aptfs_1.0.1_all.deb
Size: 8336
MD5sum: 6bba008fbe3509b8763e1b1ab06cd66e
SHA1: a85993632a79086067c8b67bd48e926e596779b5
SHA256: cd774c7a4188c8a105112cec637058cdaa532a10ad08fff4ef0511b9a00bac0f
SHA512: 7cc60fa3fa9e76ac83f341acad8ef87d624acad84b76285e006eac0910cb07c17e47ccbf8eb7cbc21bfeeeba716bde5b2e3d280e48a3c850988fe546682524ef
Homepage: https://chris-lamb.co.uk/projects/aptfs
Description-en: FUSE filesystem for APT source repositories
AptFs is a FUSE-based filesystem that provides a view to unpacked Debian
source packages (obtained via APT) as regular folders. Binary packages are
modelled as symbolic links pointing to their respective source package.
Description-md5: 6b9f560c7a62b9f82be9563d5fda765c