How To Install openobex-apps on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install openobex-apps on Debian 9. openobex-apps is Applications for OpenOBEX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openobex-apps on Debian 9.

What is openobex-apps

openobex-apps is:

The Object Exchange protocol can best be described as binary HTTP. OBEX is optimised for ad-hoc wireless links and can be used to exchange all kind of objects like files, pictures, calendar entries (vCal) and business cards (vCard).

OBEX is builtin in devices like PDA’s like the Palm Pilot, and mobile phones like the Ericsson R320, Siemens S25, Siemens S45, Siemens ME45, Nokia NM207 and Nokia 9110 Communicator.

This package contains some small utilities to control such devices.

There are three methods to install openobex-apps 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 openobex-apps Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openobex-apps

Install openobex-apps Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openobex-apps

Install openobex-apps 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 openobex-apps using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openobex-apps

How To Uninstall openobex-apps on Debian 9

To uninstall only the openobex-apps package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openobex-apps

Uninstall openobex-apps And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openobex-apps

Remove openobex-apps Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge openobex-apps

Remove openobex-apps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openobex-apps

Dependencies

openobex-apps have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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