How To Install gtk-gnutella on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-gnutella on Debian 9. gtk-gnutella is shares files in a peer to peer network

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-gnutella on Debian 9.

What is gtk-gnutella

gtk-gnutella is:

Gtk-Gnutella is a reliable and efficient Gnutella client, supporting the latest Gnutella protocol, bandwidth limitation (both incoming and outgoing) traffic compression, and advanced search filters among other features.

Gnutella is a peer-based file-sharing protocol that allows a user running a Gnutella client to search for and download files from other Gnutella users, as well as share some files of his/her own.

Gtk-Gnutella offers all the extra features you expect from a modern client: persistent downloads, searches and filters, intuitive interface, upload statistics, queuing, and of course total control over many configuration parameters.

There are three methods to install gtk-gnutella 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 gtk-gnutella Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gtk-gnutella

Install gtk-gnutella Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gtk-gnutella

Install gtk-gnutella 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 gtk-gnutella using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gtk-gnutella

How To Uninstall gtk-gnutella on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gtk-gnutella package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gtk-gnutella

Uninstall gtk-gnutella And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk-gnutella

Remove gtk-gnutella Configurations and Data

To remove gtk-gnutella configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gtk-gnutella

Remove gtk-gnutella configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk-gnutella

Dependencies

gtk-gnutella have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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