How To Install kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler on Debian 9. kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler is KDE Telepathy file transfer handler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler on Debian 9.

What is kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler

kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler is:

This package provides a helper application that handles telepathy file transfer operations inside a KDE Workspace.

This package is not meant to be used standalone. It is recommended to install the kde-telepathy metapackage instead.

There are three methods to install kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler 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 kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler

Install kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler

Install kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler 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 kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler

How To Uninstall kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler on Debian 9

To uninstall only the kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler

Uninstall kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler

Remove kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler Configurations and Data

To remove kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler

Remove kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler

Dependencies

kde-telepathy-filetransfer-handler have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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