How To Install ebhttpd on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ebhttpd on Debian 9. ebhttpd is specialized HTTP server to access CD-ROM books

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ebhttpd on Debian 9.

What is ebhttpd

ebhttpd is:

The EBNETD distribution is a series of servers which provide ways to access so-called “CD-ROM books” via TCP/IP, using EB Library. The CD-ROM books is a popular form to provide dictionaries and multimedia references in Japan. Various formats such as EB, EBG, EBXA, EBXA-C, S-EBXA and EPWING are supported.

ebhttpd is a specialized HTTP server which provides a way to access CD-ROM books on remote servers via HTTP/1.0 and HTTP/1.1. Note that you can not use ebhttpd for generic WWW purposes.

There are three methods to install ebhttpd on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ebhttpd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ebhttpd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ebhttpd

Install ebhttpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ebhttpd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ebhttpd

Install ebhttpd 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ebhttpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ebhttpd

How To Uninstall ebhttpd on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ebhttpd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ebhttpd

Uninstall ebhttpd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ebhttpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ebhttpd

Remove ebhttpd Configurations and Data

To remove ebhttpd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ebhttpd

Remove ebhttpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ebhttpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ebhttpd

Dependencies

ebhttpd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ebhttpd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.