How To Install obexftp on Debian 10

Learn how to install obexftp on Debian 10 with this tutorial. obexftp is file transfer utility for devices that use the OBEX protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install obexftp on Debian 10.

What is obexftp

obexftp is:

OBEX, the OBject EXchange protocol, can best be described as binary HTTP. OBEX is optimized for ad-hoc links and can be used to exchange all kind of objects like files, pictures, calendar entries (vCal) and business cards (vCard) over bluetooth, IrDA, USB and serial cable links.

This is the command line front-end that fully uses the capabilities of libobexftp.

There are three methods to install obexftp on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install obexftp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install obexftp

Install obexftp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install obexftp

Install obexftp 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 obexftp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install obexftp

How To Uninstall obexftp on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove obexftp

Uninstall obexftp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall obexftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove obexftp

Remove obexftp Configurations and Data

To remove obexftp configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge obexftp

Remove obexftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge obexftp

Dependencies

obexftp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install obexftp package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.