How To Install netatalk on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install netatalk on Debian 9.
What is netatalk
netatalk is:
Netatalk is an implementation of the AppleTalk Protocol Suite for BSD-derived systems. The current release contains support for EtherTalk Phase I and II, DDP, RTMP, NBP, ZIP, AEP, ATP, PAP, ASP, and AFP.
This package contains all daemon and utility programs as well as Netatalk’s static libraries.
There are three methods to install netatalk 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 netatalk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install netatalk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install netatalk
Install netatalk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install netatalk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install netatalk
Install netatalk 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 netatalk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install netatalk
How To Uninstall netatalk on Debian 9
To uninstall only the netatalk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove netatalk
Uninstall netatalk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall netatalk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove netatalk
Remove netatalk Configurations and Data
To remove netatalk configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge netatalk
Remove netatalk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove netatalk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netatalk
Dependencies
netatalk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install netatalk package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
