How To Install obex-data-server on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install obex-data-server on Debian 9. obex-data-server is D-Bus service for OBEX client and server side functionality

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install obex-data-server on Debian 9.

What is obex-data-server

obex-data-server is:

obex-data-server is a D-Bus service providing high-level OBEX client and server side functionality (currently supports OPP and FTP profiles and Bluetooth transport).

There are three methods to install obex-data-server 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 obex-data-server Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install obex-data-server

Install obex-data-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install obex-data-server using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install obex-data-server

Install obex-data-server 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 obex-data-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install obex-data-server

How To Uninstall obex-data-server on Debian 9

To uninstall only the obex-data-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove obex-data-server

Uninstall obex-data-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove obex-data-server

Remove obex-data-server Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge obex-data-server

Remove obex-data-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge obex-data-server

Dependencies

obex-data-server have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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